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

Miami Heat star Tyler Herro tried to be just that against the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday night a hero However his efforts came up short and he faced the wrath of social media The Heat were down five points in the final minute of the competition against the Bulls Herro stole the ball away from Bulls point guard Coby White and rather than go for the wide-open lay-up to cut the deficit to three points with the shot clock on their side Herro pulled up for a -pointer CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COMThe ball spun around the rim and out Chicago won the tournament - The Miami guard scored points and the association s loss put them in the th spot in the playoffs at the edge of the play-in tournament The Bulls win put them ahead of the Heat I was feeling that shot Herro declared It's as simple as that It's the shot I was feeling Looking back on it now obviously after missing the shot I should have laid the ball up - NBA CONFERENCE TITLE ODDS WHICH TEAMS WILL MAKE THE NBA FINALS Herro faced criticism on social media Heat center Bam Adebayo defended Herro after the championship That kid has made a lot of tough buckets in his career Adebayo explained You tip your hat off when he shoots something like that That's a killer mentality To me that's one of the best looks he got all night so you live with that A hundred percent y'all wouldn't be talking about that if he made it Miami is - on the year Chicago improved to - Each crew has two games left in their regular seasons The Associated Press contributed to this overview Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter