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With the Miami Heat earning a big win over the Oklahoma City Thunder last Saturday, the team enters a five-game West Coast road trip with a bunch of momentum, starting with Monday against Jimmy Butler and the Golden State Warriors. However, the Heat will be without Herro for the Warriors matchup, and he was scheduled to get an MRI on Sunday, with the results being concerning. According to Ira Winderman of The Sun Sentinel, Herro’s MRI results on his ribs, which made him miss the Thunder win, unveiled a costochondral issue. It’s described as an “ailment that often is a matter of pain tolerance, but can be highly painful,” with Herro not expected to join the team on the five-game road trip. It has already been a frustrating season for the Miami guard, as, including the likelihood of the road trip, he will have missed 36 games this season. This includes the first 17 contests of the season missed with an offseason ankle surgery, then missing more significant time with a toe contusion, and now dealing with a rib issue. Tyler Herro’s injury is not thought to be long-term for the Heat Sam Navarro-Imagn Images Though the Heat are looking to capitalize on the win over the Thunder, not having Herro has been a relative constant this season, with the number of games he’s missed. Playing in 11 games so far, Herro has averaged 21.9 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 2.7 assists per game while shooting 49.7 percent from the field and 35.8 percent from three-point range. Miami head coach Erik Spoelstra spoke about Herro’s frustrating season, coming off an All-Star year prior, even saying that this injury isn’t “long-term.” “I mean, the one at the beginning of the year, that was just something coming into the season,” Spoelstra said about Herro’s injury-riddled season before the contest vs. Oklahoma City. “You can’t control that, but there’s going to be daily stuff that happens with everybody. We can’t necessarily look at, because you missed a big part of the first year that you’re going to have your normal things that happen in an NBA season. This shouldn’t be long-term, and we’ll just continue to treat him and see how he responds.” Erik Spoelstra is asked about Tyler Herro missing his 31st game tonight, asked if there comes to a point where the team moves forward with alternate paths: “This shouldn't be long term. We'll just continue to treat him and see how he responds." Full answer: #HeatNation pic.twitter.com/OObbnq0QJa — Zachary Weinberger (@ZachWeinberger) January 17, 2026 At any rate, it remains to be seen how much time Herro misses, but there is no denying the frustration as his injury woes continue. Miami is 22-20 ahead of the five-game road trip that starts Monday against the Warriors. The post Heat’s Tyler Herro likely to miss entire five-game road trip after MRI results appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The Chicago Blackhawks are preparing to host the Winnipeg Jets. This means the return of Jonathan Toews to Chicago for the first time. Toews spoke earlier this season about playing against the Blackhawks when Chicago visited Winnipeg. This time it will be in front of the Chicago fans. Before the game, one of his former Blackhawk teammates, Connor Murphy, spoke about Toews. “He’s the one teammate I’ve ever had where you go out with him in public and people won’t just say they’re a ‘big fan,’ they’ll almost give an emotional thank you. They’ll literally say, ‘Thank you for making my life better.’ Because the impact he made representing as a leader in the community and putting his heart on his sleeve with how he played…that really resonated with people,” Murphy said ahead of the return of Toews to Chicago, according to Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times. Toews was the third overall selection of the 2006 NHL Draft by the Chicago Blackhawks. He broke intothe NHL during the 2007-08 campaign, and stayed with the team through 2022-23. Although he did miss the 2020-21 season. In that time, he played 1,067 games with the franchise, scoring 372 goals and 511 assists. He also had 119 playoff points on the way to lifting the Stanley Cup three times. Toews did not play in the last two seasons, but has played in 47 games for the Jets, with seven goals and 11 assists. He also knows the magnitude of returning to Chicago. “It’s a weird situation. You don’t get games like this all the time, obviously,” Toews told Tracey Myers of NHL.com. “Just trying to walk that line between, at the end of the day you want to go out there and play well and win the game, so you have to keep some level of focus and not get too distracted with all the things going around you,” Toews continued. Murphy and Toews were teammates from the 2017-28 season through the 2022-23 season, the last with Toews in a Blackhawks jersey. Overall, they shared the ice for over 600 NHL games. The Blackhawks and Jets are both looking for a much-needed win in this game. The Blackhawks are 19-22-7 on the year, sitting six points out of a playoff spot. Meanwhile, the Jets are 19-22-6, seven points away from a playoff spot. Puck drop between the Jets and Blackhawks is set for 8:30 PM ET on Monday night. The post Blackhawks’ Connor Murphy glows over Jonathan Toews before Chicago return appeared first on ClutchPoints.