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Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro is making all the bad kinds of headlines after the clip of him questioning historical incidents occurring before 1950 went viral. The 24-year-old NBA player had these quite eyebrow-raising comments in what seemingly was a relaxed conversation, leaving social media users in awe and igniting reactions that ranged from lusty laughter to outright disbelief.
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Massively viral on social media, the clip has Herro questioning the reality of history, especially those records of events that occurred before 1950, while somewhere, vaguely, describing a conversation that ran from Christopher Columbus to even Mars colonization: “I don’t think you jump behind… Wait, so you don’t believe in shit?” The clip shows Herro asking how can anyone really know that any of these things that happened in history actually happened, given that there are no photographic evidences from that period.
Tyler Herro says he doesn’t believe in history before 1950. 🤣
(h/t @Underdog)
— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) June 13, 2025
Herro’s unorthodox stance on this issue exploded on social media within minutes. “Someone tell him to shut up n play basketball,” said a sarcastic Twitter user, representing more or less the views of many others who felt sportsmen ought to stick to sports. Another pointed to Herro’s glaring fault in reasoning: “He don’t believe in either world wars?” referring to two of the most well-documented conflicts in human history.
The discussion grew all the more bizarre as one commenter quipped, “bro doesn’t believe in his grandparents,” pointing out that Herro’s position would, in a technical sense, deny the existence of anyone born before his arbitrary date of 1950. The image of a confused Herro squinting down history books got meme-ed immediately, with users Photoshopping him into historical events carrying captions of “fake news.”
There were a few other people who supported him, saying he was either joking or was at a loss on how to put something more nuanced about the interpretation of history. “People are going to clown you but I think Herro just isn’t eloquent enough to articulate,” said one defender. “Much of history is fabricated by the victors, dead men tell no tales.”
The timing of the Herro comments is actually really bad now that we really are into the NBA offseason and the trade rumors start swirling about this talented shooter. One cynical fan predicted, “And just like that, 95% now won’t sign/trade for you. Enjoy Washington, Charlotte, or New Orleans,” with a prediction that his market value is going to take a dive after this controversy.”
Historians would probably disagree vehemently with Herro’s selective skepticism with reference to the 20th century, as this contains some of the best-documented events in the history of mankind. From the footage of World War II until the invention itself of television, what Herro seems to trust as being post-1950 was actually laid atop centuries of recorded human history that he presumably chooses to dismiss.
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As visible backlash grows, it remains to be seen whether Herro is going to embrace the heat or unorthodox perspective of his history. So far, the Heat guard provides endless internet fodder and a bitter reminder that even professional athletes can spew out utter nonsense. Whether it was just a poorly delivered joke or genuinely his belief is open for discussion, but one thing for sure is that there is no way Tyler Herro will be guest lecturing in any history class anytime soon.