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The Minnesota Timberwolves were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs by the Memphis Grizzlies. It was still a successful season for the Timberwolves, as they made it to the playoffs for the first time since the 2017-18 season. Minnesota’s young star Anthony Edwards had a breakout campaign, helping the Timberwolves compete against Memphis […]

The Miami Heat took care of business once again in Game 2 against the Philadelphia 76ers, cruising to a 119-103 victory to take a 2-0 series lead as Joel Embiid continues to watch helplessly due to his injuries. What should have been an incredible series has been a laugher so far after the Heat won […]

Victor Oladipo produced another eye-popping performance for the Miami Heat on Wednesday as they defeated a shorthanded Sixers side, 119-103. The Heat are now 2-0 up in the series and are looking good to book their spot in the Eastern Conference Finals. Oladipo came off the bench to score 19 points as he single-handedly outscored […]

The Miami Heat got a huge boost off the bench with Victor Oladipo. Having a two-time All-Star coming off the pine is definitely a luxury to have. From Oladipo’s perspective, it’s hard to imagine him predicting he’d be a bench player in what is supposed to be one of his prime years. But after injuries […]

The Miami Heat took care of business in Game 1 against the Philadelphia 76ers, running away with a 106-92 victory thanks to a big second half. While the Heat are still missing Kyle Lowry, they caught a break with Joel Embiid’s facial injury that currently has him sidelined. Miami jumped out to a quick 14-point […]

Victor Oladipo was the unlikely hero for a shorthanded Miami Heat team on Tuesday night that had both Kyle Lowry and Jimmy Butler in street clothes as they looked to take out the Atlanta Hawks in Game 5 of this first-round series. It was Oladipo who stepped up for his team, exploding for a team-high […]

Victor Oladipo and Jimmy Butler hate each other’s guts. The Heat All-Star can’t stand the former Pacers franchise player, so says Skip Bayless so it must be true. The outspoken media personality voiced that out on Undisputed earlier this sweek. “Both games he has not seen the light of play,” Bayless said on a recent […]

Jimmy Butler showed his appreciation for Victor Oladipo after the veteran guard made an impact in his 2022 playoff debut for the Miami Heat. With Kyle Lowry injured and out, Oladipo got the opportunity to play in Game 4 against the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday. Sure enough, he made the most of the chance given […]

The Miami Heat nearly took a commanding 3-0 series lead against the Atlanta Hawks on Friday night. That finish was spoiled by Hawks superstar Trae Young who hit a floater with a few seconds remaining, giving Atlanta a one-point victory. The pressure was on the Heat in Game 4, as they do not want to […]

Victor Oladipo has yet to play a single moment in the NBA playoffs for the Miami Heat. He missed last year’s postseason due to a season-ending quadriceps injury and has not played this year, racking up a hat trick of DNP-CDs so far. With Kyle Lowry’s injury, that could change. In Game 3 against the […]

It’s Playoff Vic season, baby! After missing most of the 2021 – 2022 season due to an injury, Victor Oladipo is back with the Miami Heat. He’s had a few struggles here and there, but he’s been looking better and better with every passing game. With the regular season all but over, the team decided […]

After working so hard to get back from a career-threatening injury, the harsh reality for Victor Oladipo is that right now, he has not done enough to earn his spot in the Miami Heat rotation. Things can always change for the better, but right now, the veteran guard is on the outside looking in. Oladipo […]

Last I checked, Valentine’s Day was more than a month ago. Well, Miami Heat veteran Victor Oladipo still appears to be in a very affectionate mood as he recently discussed his road to recovery. Oladipo logged his most minutes this season on Saturday in a 110-95 loss against Kevin Durant and the Brooklyn Nets. The […]

Miami Heat reserve Victor Oladipo was once seen as one of the rising stars in the NBA. Once he found his way to the Indiana Pacers, he seemed to be making the star turn his potential teased at earlier in his career. Oladipo became an All-Star in Year 5, bumping his numbers up to franchise […]

Victor Oladipo got the night off for the Miami Heat on Saturday against the Minnesota Timberwolves. It was the second night of a back-to-back set and the Heat weren’t ready to get the 29-year-old out there for two straight evenings now that he’s just come back from a lengthy 11-month injury layoff.   Oladipo has been […]

Victor Oladipo has played in just two games for the Miami Heat this season but already, there have been indications of how the former two-time All-Star could make a major impact for his team this season. What is clear, however, is that he’s not there yet. Oladipo himself recently admitted that he’s still quite a […]

Victor Oladipo logged his second game of the season for the Miami Heat on Wednesday in a 111-90 loss to the Phoenix Suns. The 29-year-old veteran was not as impressive as he was in his debut, but what’s important is that Oladipo continues to take steps in the right direction towards a return to full […]

When Victor Oladipo was traded to the Miami Heat, the expectation for him was to contribute right away. With his knack to create shots on his own and provide credible defense on the other end of the court, the shooting guard was supposed to help his new team compete against the top squads in the […]

Victor Oladipo finally made his season debut for the Miami Heat on Monday after sitting on the shelf for nearly a full year. The 29-year-old returned after an 11-month layoff rehabbing a quad injury that prevented him from playing the role Miami expected him to when they traded for him around this time last year. […]

Victor Oladipo played just four games in a Miami Heat uniform before re-injuring a tendon in his right knee. Now after a lengthy stint on the sidelines, it looks like a return is imminent. Before getting to this point, it’s been an arduous journey for the former All-Star. He re-signed with the Heat following a […]

The Miami Heat are aiming to make a playoff run in the final stretch of the regular season. Luckily for them, the organization received some fantastic news regarding Victor Oladipo, who has been dealing with injury struggles for quite some time. According to Shams Charania, The Athletic, and Stadium, Victor Oladipo is set “to make […]

It looks like Miami Heat guard Victor Oladipo is laser-focused on making his NBA return this March. Oladipo has been out for the Heat since 2020-21, undergoing a second quad tendon surgery last May. Fortunately, it has been reported recently that the veteran guard could return as early as the second week of March. More […]

The Miami Heat are the proud owners of the best record in the East right now and they are one of the favorites to come out of the conference come playoffs time. The scary thing about this squad is that they’re just about to get better. According to ESPN’s Jorge Sedano, Victor Oladipo is now […]

Miami Heat guard Victor Oladipo could make his return to the NBA court real soon after more than 10 months on the sidelines. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, as Oladipo joins the Heat in their six-game road trip that starts Friday against the New York Knicks, there is an increased possibility he could play […]

Both Victor Oladipo and Markieff Morris are closing in on their return to action for the Miami Heat. Oladipo has yet to make his season debut for the team, while Morris has been sidelined for more than two months now after his altercation with Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic. According to Anthony Chiang of the […]

The Miami Heat entered the All-Star break with the no. 1 seed and in a tie for the best record (38-21) in the Eastern Conference. With much of the attention on the Brooklyn Nets and the defending champion Milwaukee Bucks, the Heat have sneakily shifted from dark horse to legitimate contenders in the East. Still, […]

The Miami Heat’s fantastic 2021-22 season could get even better. They look like a contender for the Eastern Conference throne again. Their depth, which has been solid thanks to the emergence of Tyler Herro as a true star-level player, could soon be bolstered with Victor Oladipo’s return. Oladipo injured his quad last season, requiring surgery […]

The Miami Heat traded for Victor Oladipo last season in hopes of him providing an extra punch for them. Oladipo barely played before undergoing another knee surgery, but the Heat brought him back on a one-year deal for 2021-22 in case he could return and potentially be a part of the future. While Oladipo hasn’t […]

Miami Heat guard Victor Oladipo underwent surgery on his quadriceps in May and there’s still no clear timetable for his return. However, he is traveling with the team for the first time on their current road trip. Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra revealed why that’s such an important step in Oladipo’s recovery. Via Anthony Chiang […]

Miami Heat guard Victor Oladipo still doesn’t know when he’ll be able to play, but there are two things he’s certain of: he’ll be back this 2021-22 and write “one of best comeback stories ever.” Oladipo is still recovering from the quad surgery he underwent early in his start with the Heat last season. After […]

Kyle Lowry further weaponizes the Miami Heat, but if they’re going to win the Eastern Conference, let alone the NBA Finals, they need a little more oomph. That oomph is a healthy Victor Oladipo. Injuries have held back Oladipo for the better part of the last three years, as he has suffered two season-ending knee […]

Victor Oladipo played in just four games for the Miami Heat last season after he had to undergo season-ending quad surgery in May. With that, his status for the upcoming campaign remains unknown as he continues to recover from the injury. While previous reports indicated that he could miss the whole 2021-22 season, the latest […]

No handsome and talented man with millions in his bank account while living in Miami should ever have a problem hooking up—unless he’s Victor Oladipo. The Miami Heat guard recently tweeted about his struggle in finding a relationship. As his tweet went viral, thousands of reactions—ranging from serious tips to women actually raising their hands—flooded […]

Drake’s much-anticipated new album, “Certified Lover Boy”, just dropped recently, and already, NBA players have loved it. For Miami Heat guard Victor Oladipo, though, the album seems to have triggered some unfortunate realizations. A few hours after the Heat guard tweeted out, “#CLB”, Oladipo sent this tweet out: Low key tired of being single. — […]

After spending quality time with Brooklyn Nets star James Harden and Kanye West recently, Miami Heat guard Victor Oladipo is now busy hitting back at false information. Or so he claims. Oladipo reacted to a report tagging him as the biggest loser of this year’s NBA free agency after losing as much as $110 million […]

Brooklyn Nets star James Harden continues to live his best life. With still a few weeks left before training camp starts, the well-known party animal was once again spotted hamming it up in Houston. But don’t worry, it’s not a strip club. He was actually at his restaurant, Thirteen. But Harden wasn’t the only NBA […]

The NBA season saw a whole host of players who raised their stock and perception around the league. Take Devin Booker, for example, as the two-time All-Star has successfully proven that he can score as well or even better in the biggest of stages, silencing the “empty stats” argument. Similarly, Trae Young, who wasn’t even […]

After the Miami Heat were swept cold by the Milwaukee Bucks during the 2021 NBA playoffs, they addressed their needs and went all-in this offseason. Miami clearly has shooters in Duncan Robinson and Tyler Herro but they often struggled to find separation and it resulted in chaos whenever shots are not falling. They needed another […]

The NBA Trade Deadline is always an exciting time. Teams without playoff hope dump players for anything. Teams with playoff aspirations aim for a superstar, mortgaging the future for a chance at an NBA title and do whatever it takes when the NBA trade deadline rolls around. Well the 2021 NBA Trade Deadline was no […]