Heat's Josh McRoberts: Out indefinitely with stress reaction in foot

McRoberts is battling a stress reaction in his foot and will remain out indefinitely, Anthony Chiang of the Palm Beach Post reports.

Analysis:

This is obviously a difficult setback for McRoberts, who spent most of the offseason recovering from the same injury, which eventually caused him to miss the first seven games of the 2016-17 campaign. It's difficult to gauge how much time he could miss, but considering the recurring nature of the injury, the Heat will likely exercise caution. McRoberts had been starting at power forward for the team, but was averaging 4.9 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 17.3 minutes per game on the season. Derrick Williams will likely be tasked with picking up most of McRoberts' minutes, while James Johnson could also gain some extra playing time.