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Heat guard Tyler Herro won't play in Game 4 vs Celtics due to groin injury

Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro won't play in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Boston Celtics, the team announced Monday.

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - MAY 21: Tyler Herro #14 of the Miami Heat warms up before Game Three of the 2022 NBA Playoffs Eastern Conference Finals against the Boston Celtics at TD Garden on May 21, 2022 in Boston, Massachusetts. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement.  (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
Tyler Herro of the Heat will not play in Game 4 vs. the Celtics due to a left groin injury. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) (Elsa via Getty Images)

Herro sustained the injury during the Heat's Game 3 win over the Celtics on Saturday. He didn't play the final eight minutes, and was later seen on the sideline with his upper left leg wrapped and iced. Head coach Erik Spoelstra said after the game that Herro could have returned, but with Victor Oladipo playing so well he stuck with Oladipo and played it safe with Herro's injury.

Herro has been hot and cold over the playoffs and hasn't found a rhythm. He made four of 15 field goals in Game 3, and is 1-for-14 on three-pointers over the series against the Celtics. He hasn't looked right, though the groin injury explains his dismal performance in Game 3.

In better news for the Heat, multiple injured players could be good to go Monday night. Kyle Lowry, Max Strus, Gabe Vincent, and P.J. Tucker will all warm up with the intent to play.

Jimmy Butler, who didn't play in the second half of Game 3 due to a knee injury, will also warm up.