MIAMI -- Guard Tyler Herro was sidelined on Tuesday night, as the Miami Heat fell to the Portland Trail Blazers 116-107 at the Kaseya Center.
Herro, who turned 25 on Monday, has been dealing some groin tightness, and missed his first game of the season. He is averaging a team-best 24 points and was missed on Tuesday, as the 15-win Trail Blazers cruised to just their sixth road victory of the season.
The Heat, before the game, announced that Herro woke up with tightness on Tuesday. He was originally listed him as questionable for the game and downgraded to out about an hour before tipoff.
In his fifth NBA season, Herro has assumed a heavier offensive role, especially with the uncertainty of star forward Jimmy Butler's future with the club. Butler recently returned from a seven-game suspension for what the Heat considered "conduct detrimental to the team."
The Associated Press contributed to this report.