Fear The Sword's Jackson Flickinger also explained how it's reductive to say Cleveland is only going after Herro. Head coach Kenny Atkinson and his staff want their players to seek out mismatches across all of Miami's defense.

After Garland said the Cavaliers' strategy was to pick on him, Herro said Somebody that doesn’t play defense shouldn’t be talking either."

Herro said that there was "some back-and-forth" between the two guards on the court, but implied that he expected the conversation would stay on the court. "To go to the media to