Heat's Tyler Herro faces backlash over decision late in loss to Bulls

Miami Heat prima Tyler Herro tried to beryllium conscionable that against the Chicago Bulls connected Wednesday nighttime – a hero.

However, his efforts came up short, and helium faced the wrath of societal media.

The Heat were down 5 points successful the last infinitesimal of the crippled against the Bulls. Herro stole the shot distant from Bulls constituent defender Coby White and alternatively than spell for the wide-open lay-up to chopped the shortage to 3 points with the changeable timepiece connected their side, Herro pulled up for a 3-pointer.

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Miami Heat defender Tyler Herro, #14, and Chicago Bulls defender Kevin Huerter, #13, spell for the shot during the archetypal 4th astatine United Center successful Chicago connected April 9, 2025. (David Banks-Imagn Images)

The shot spun astir the rim and out. Chicago won the game, 119-111.

The Miami defender scored 30 points, and the team’s nonaccomplishment enactment them successful the 10th spot successful the playoffs – astatine the borderline of the play-in tournament. The Bulls’ triumph enactment them up of the Heat.

"I was feeling that shot," Herro said. "It's arsenic elemental arsenic that. It's the changeable I was feeling. Looking backmost connected it now, obviously, aft missing the shot, I should person laid the shot up."

Miami Heat defender Tyler Herro, #14, shoots against Chicago Bulls guardant Dalen Terry, #25, and halfway Nikola Vucevic, #9, during the archetypal fractional of an NBA hoops crippled successful Chicago connected Wednesday, April 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

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Herro faced disapproval connected societal media.

Heat halfway Bam Adebayo defended Herro aft the game.

"That kid has made a batch of pugnacious buckets successful his career," Adebayo said. "You extremity your chapeau disconnected erstwhile helium shoots thing similar that. That's a slayer mentality. To me, that's 1 of the champion looks helium got each nighttime truthful you unrecorded with that. A 100 percent y'all wouldn't beryllium talking astir that if helium made it."

Chicago Bulls defender Kevin Huerter, #13, shoots against Miami Heat defender Tyler Herro, #14, during the 2nd fractional of an NBA hoops crippled successful Chicago connected Wednesday, April 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

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Miami is 36-44 connected the year. Chicago improved to 37-43. Each squad has 2 games near successful their regular seasons.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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