Any basketball fan can make the case Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro deserves All-Star honors.

We wish them luck in creating a better endorsement than Terry Rozier. 

The Miami Heat social media team released a snippet of a video Thursday evening asking players to make a case for one teammate to make the All-Star Game. The brief clip featured Rozier pounding his fist and replying, “That’s easy.”

“Cold-ass white boy,” Rozier said, briefly going off camera before returning. “Tyler Herro.”

You can feel however you want about Rozier, especially after his struggles earlier this season. We feel two things are nonetheless true. 

First off, the endorsement itself is awesome. The NBA All-Star Game (and all-star games in general) may not have the same relevancy, excitement, or format of decades ago, but it’s always nice to see players creatively stump for their teammates. 

Rozier certainly went the extra length to ensure voters know to support Herro. 

More importantly, Herro is well on pace to earn his first All-Star selection. He averages 24.1 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 4.8 assists. 

Herro’s 47.6 shooting percentage is easily a career-high, and he’s played in all 24 games. It’s not hard to imagine where the Heat would be without Herro’s stellar performances at point guard.

NBA All-Star Game voting runs through Jan. 20. If you’re on the fence about voting for Herro, just keep Rozier in mind.

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Jake Elman works as a contributing writer to Miami Heat on SI. He can be reached at jakeelman97@gmail.com or follow him on X @JakeElman97.

Associated Press

Nevada Wolf Pack (5-6) vs. Miami Hurricanes (9-1, 1-0 ACC)

Makawao, Hawaii; Friday, 12:30 a.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Nevada and Miami (FL) play at Seabury Hall in Makawao, Hawaii.

The Hurricanes have an 8-1 record in non-conference games.

The Wolf Pack have a 5-6 record in non-conference games. Nevada averages 13.6 turnovers per game and is 3-3 when turning the ball over less than opponents.

Miami (FL) averages 76.0 points, 11.5 more per game than the 64.5 Nevada allows. Nevada averages 68.1 points per game, 2.3 more than the 65.8 Miami (FL) allows to opponents.

TOP PERFORMERS: Haley Cavinder is scoring 17.4 points per game and averaging 6.7 rebounds for the Hurricanes.

Kennedy Lee is shooting 51.3% and averaging 11.7 points for the Wolf Pack.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.