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When healthy, Victor Oladipo is considered to be one of the best shooting guards today. He is a two-time All-Star and a Most Improved Player of the Year winner. Although the Miami Heat were able to make the Finals this year, Oladipo’s season-ending knee injury hampered the team’s championship quest. But while Oladipo is ready […]

After losing both Max Strus and Gabe Vincent in free agency, the Miami Heat set themselves up in order to retool and improve the supporting cast around Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo. To do that, the team traded Victor Oladipo back to the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Heat sent Oladipo and draft compensation to the […]

Teams that see their players suffer from an injury-ridden season often make rash decisions. Pat Riley is not one of those front-office executives for the Miami Heat. His trust and recent move with Victor Oladipo prove it. Victor Oladipo is picking up his player option for the 2023-24 season. The Miami Heat guard exercised the […]

Victor Oladipo is currently injured and unable to play in the NBA Finals. He suffered the injury during the Miami Heat’s first-round series with the Milwaukee Bucks. Although Oladipo is surely excited to see Miami performing so well, he recently shared a cryptic tweet about people using him for NBA Finals tickets. If you want […]

The Miami Heat’s improbable NBA Playoffs run continued with a 96-92 win in Game 6 against the New York Knicks to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals. None of this was expected as the Heat finished the regular season as one of the play-in teams. They even lost their play-in opener to the Atlanta Hawks […]

The basketball world was in shock on Saturday night after seeing Miami Heat guard Victor Oladipo hit the deck during Game 3 of their NBA Playoffs first-round matchup against the Milwaukee Bucks. The two-time All-Star collapsed to the floor during a lay-up attempt because of what was later diagnosed as a torn patellar tendon in […]

Victor Oladipo’s season-ending torn patellar tendon in his left knee has proven to be an extremely saddening reality for members and fans of the Miami Heat organization to accept. With this, it marks the second time during his three-year tenure with the franchise that his campaign has been cut short due to injury. However, though […]

Miami Heat guard Victor Oladipo suffered a season-ending torn patellar tendon injury in his left knee, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. “Miami Heat guard Victor Oladipo has suffered a season-ending torn patellar tendon in his left knee,” Charania reported. “Just another injury the two-time All-Star will work to overcome.” Victor Oladipo, a two-time All-Star and the […]

The worst is confirmed for Miami Heat guard Victor Oladipo. The Heat veteran will miss the rest of the playoffs with a torn patellar tendon in his left knee, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium. Oladipo suffered the injury in Miami’s dominant Game 3 win over the Milwaukee Bucks. He had made quite […]

The Miami Heat may have just lost guard Victor Oladipo for the rest of the 2023 NBA Playoffs. Oladipo went down with what seemed to be a serious knee injury late in the fourth quarter of Saturday night’s 121-99 home win for the Heat over the Milwaukee Bucks at home. Victor Oladipo was helped off […]

After the Milwaukee Bucks pulled off a dominating win in Game 2 to tie their first round playoff series against the Miami Heat at 1-1, the Heat responded in Game 3 with an impressive win of their own to take control of the series at 2-1. The first three games have not been without turmoil […]

Victor Oladipo may have just suffered another serious knee injury. To make matters worse, the injury came in garbage time of Saturday’s Game 3 matchup between the Miami Heat and the Milwaukee Bucks. It looked like Oladipo slipped on a non-contact play, and he knew something was horribly wrong the moment he went down. His […]

Almost everything went well for the Miami Heat against the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday. They earned a 121-99 victory to take a 2-1 series lead. However, Victor Oladipo, who has a lengthy injury history, was forced to exit the game in the fourth quarter with an apparent injury. The NBA world came together following the […]

Miami Heat guard Victor Oladipo left Game 3 with an apparent knee injury in the fourth quarter against the Milwaukee Bucks during their first round playoff series. Oladipo attacked the basket and seemed to hurt his knee on the drive causing him to fall and slide out of bounds. The Heat would go on to […]

The Miami Heat began the 2022-23 campaign playing lethargic, uninspired basketball unbecoming of a team that won an Eastern Conference-leading 53 games last season. It looked as if the Heat were playing like they were out of gas on a nightly basis, as evidenced by their populous injury report that seemed to affect their core […]

Victor Oladipo just had arguably his best game of the season for the Miami Heat on Friday night as he led the way for his team in an impressive 104-96 win over the Phoenix Suns. Oladipo has been making strides in his recovery from multiple major injuries, and his season-high 26-point performance on Saturday is […]

It’s no secret that Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat have fallen off from their status as one of the best teams in the Eastern Conference this season. Following a disheartening loss to the Los Angeles Lakers, who were without both LeBron James and Anthony Davis, the Heat now have a mere 20-19 record on […]

The Miami Heat acquired Victor Oladipo during the 2021 trade deadline with one thing in mind: to add an All-Star caliber running mate alongside Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo, and the burgeoning Tyler Herro. However, injury woes have gotten the best out of Oladipo over the past two and a half seasons. Since arriving in South […]

Monday night marked the first time Victor Oladipo played in his former stomping since he left the Indiana Pacers nearly two years ago. So much has happened since the Pacers decided to trade their All-Star guard to the Houston Rockets as part of a four-team blockbuster trade deal centered around James Harden, but as it […]

The Miami Heat appeared to be turning a corner after claiming a resounding victory over the Boston Celtics last Friday. Jimmy Butler was back to his usual cold-blooded self, and the Heat were inching ever more closely to a full-strength squad with Victor Oladipo set to make his season debut soon. However, the Heat promptly […]

The Miami Heat, last season’s top dogs in the Eastern Conference, are not playing like it so far this season. Their offense is one of the worst in the league. They don’t have many answers to turn to, though the eventual return of Victor Oladipo is still something to look forward to. According to Barry […]

The Miami Heat have been without Victor Oladipo in the lineup this season and it appears as if they have no clue as to when he might return to the court. He traveled with the team for the first time this season due to the connectivity that comes along with being around his teammates, as […]

The Miami Heat aren’t looking like the contender of past years so far, currently sitting at 4-5. They’ve struggled to adapt without defensive stalwart PJ Tucker and to make matters worse, guard Victor Oladipo has yet to play a single game in 2022-23. Unfortunately, that isn’t likely to change soon. Oladipo is currently dealing with […]

Long before he joined the Miami Heat, Victor Oladipo was an up-and-coming star for the Indiana Pacers. During the 20i8 NBA Playoffs, Oladipo and his Pacers faced off against LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers in the first round — a series that still remains in the memory of Oladipo. Speaking on a recent episode […]

On Wednesday, NBA insider Jake Fischer reported that Victor Oladipo “spurned a potential starting opportunity in Washington to return to Miami in free agency.” The Miami Heat guard caught wind of the report, and Oladipo himself was quick to refute the same. Oladipo took to Twitter to make it abundantly clear that he did not […]

The 2022-23 NBA season is less than a week away, which means it is time for some Miami Heat bold predictions. After finishing at the top of the Eastern Conference last season, the team failed to return to the NBA Finals after falling to the Boston Celtics in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals. […]

Victor Oladipo may be just 30-years old, but he’s already endured plenty during his NBA career. The Miami Heat guard recently opened up to JJ Redick on Redick’s “The Old Man and The Three” podcast. Oladipo got brutally honest on his long rise to stardom, getting traded, dealing with injuries, and more. Victor Oladipo on […]

With the 2022-2023 NBA season right around the corner, the Miami Heat have an important decision to make regarding their starting backcourt. On one hand, veteran Kyle Lowry is locked in as the starting point guard. On the other hand, who starts beside Lowry is anyone’s guess but the answer may lay with Tyler Herro. […]

Victor Oladipo is done. This was the narrative a year or so ago as the 6-foot-4 combo guard struggled to regain full strength following a series of major injuries. The haters could not have been more wrong. Right now, Oladipo is on his way back. After showing flashes of brilliance for the Miami Heat towards […]

Miami Heat veteran Victor Oladipo has been working out with former Oklahoma City Thunder teammate Russell Westbrook this summer as the two prepare for what they’ve dubbed their upcoming “revenge tour.” On Friday, Oladipo sent a special message to the Los Angeles Lakers star amid what has been a rocky offseason for him. Oladipo shared […]

Russell Westbrook and Victor Oladipo played just one season together as teammates with the Oklahoma City Thunder during the 2016-17 season. Despite their brief run as backcourt partners, it appears that the pair formed quote a bond on and off the court. A testament to this fact is how both men were recently seen working […]

Victor Oladipo was once considered an NBA star. However, injuries fizzled out his momentum. But at just 30-years old, the Miami Heat veteran has plenty left in the tank. But he’s relying on more than himself to bounce back during the 2022-2023 NBA season. Oladipo previously referenced a “revenge tour.” He recently explained what he […]

Miami Heat guard Victor Oladipo recently signed a two-year extension to stay in South Beach as he looks to help the team make an NBA Finals run next season. Perhaps he’s also looking for a championship-like boost from Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum? Oladipo recently posted a hilarious TikTok eating a bag of Ruffles chips […]

The Juan Soto blockbuster trade to the San Diego Padres has caught everyone’s attention. Rarely does a player of Soto’s caliber ever get traded, let alone when he’s just 23 years old. The Soto trade could very well change the landscape of the MLB for many seasons to come. Among the folks who reacted to […]

Victor Oladipo didn’t play a lot for the Miami Heat last season due to injuries, but he’s making sure it’s a different story in 2022-23. After signing a one-year extension this summer worth $11 million, Oladipo is in the lab putting in absolute work and his shot is looking like pure water. Check it out: […]

Miami Heat guard Victor Oladipo has a lot to prove this season. He was spotted with the man who arguably has the biggest chip on his shoulder coming into the new campaign in Russell Westbrook of the Los Angeles Lakers. After signs of life during the Heat’s most recent playoff run, Oladipo signed back on […]

The Miami Heat have had a slow burn this offseason, but does that mean there are no more moves for the team to make? Basically, P.J. Tucker left the Heat and Nikola Jovic, the No. 27 pick, was the only important acquisition from the NBA Draft. To compound things, Tucker was traded to a conference […]

The Miami Heat re-signed guard Victor Oladipo to a new deal on the first day of free agency last week after a brief stint with the team in 2021-22. Although Oladipo didn’t play a lot because of injuries, he certainly made his presence felt in short period of time. On Thursday, Oladipo revealed why he […]

The Miami Heat were one win away from reaching the NBA Finals. Victor Oladipo had a hand in the deep playoff run. On Thursday, the Heat rewarded him and have re-signed Oladipo to a one-year $11 million contract, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania. Free agent Victor Oladipo has agreed to a one-year, $11 million […]