<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Victor-Oladipo_s-cryptic-message-amid-knee-injury.jpg"></figure><h1>Heat star Victor Oladipo’s cryptic message amid knee injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-04-20T06:43:17-07:00">April 20th, 6:43am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-04-20T06:46:26-07:00">April 20th, 6:46am</time><address><a>Mike Cruz</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>There is no specific timetable for Miami Heat guard Victor Oladipo after he suffered a knee injury during their victory over the Los Angeles Lakers over a week ago. While still recovering from injury, the two-time All-Star posted <a href="https://twitter.com/VicOladipo/status/1384358225538076672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1384358225538076672%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fclutchpoints.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Fpost%3D1108901action%3Dedit" rel="noopener">a cryptic tweet</a> on Monday night, which could signify his status as the regular season winds down.</p><p>What does it all mean? Who knows:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="und"><a href="https://t.co/Ud5in3FjqL" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/Ud5in3FjqL</a></p><p>— Victor Oladipo (@VicOladipo) <a href="https://twitter.com/VicOladipo/status/1384358225538076672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">April 20, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>It’s really hard to speculate just what Victor Oladipo means by this tweet. Nevertheless, it does have a positive tone to it that the 6-foot-4 guard is in good spirits.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-victor-oladipo-expected-back-this-season-at-some-point/" rel="noopener">One recent report from ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski</a> said the Heat expect their newly acquired star to return at some point this season. Woj reported that Oladipo “tweaked that area” around the previous quad injury he suffered during the 2019-20 season. Miami is reportedly just exercising caution at this point. However, the Heat have been vague in terms of giving a definite update on the health status of the 28-year old.</p><p>Nevertheless, considering that Victor Oladipo is still eyeing a return this year, this could signify that the former No. 2 overall pick avoided major catastrophe once again. It’s also understandable why the Heat are being cautious. They would certainly want Oladipo to be completely healthy when it matters most.</p><p>Miami has had a rather up-and-down campaign in 2020-21 after going to the NBA Finals last year in the bubble. To be fair, the Heat have been hampered with several injuries and COVID-19 issues. Nonetheless, they have gained some ground despite struggling out of the gates and are right in the mix for a playoff spot.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Heat star Victor Oladipo’s cryptic message amid knee injury

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Victor-Oladipo-expected-back-this-season-...-at-some-point-2.jpg"></figure><h1>Report: Heat’s Victor Oladipo expected back this season … at some point</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-04-18T13:36:42-07:00">April 18th, 1:36pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-04-18T13:37:22-07:00">April 18th, 1:37pm</time><address><a>Benedetto Vitale</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Miami Heat are dealing with some notable injuries as they fight for a playoff spot. Jimmy Butler is out for Sunday’s game against the Brooklyn Nets, while Victor Oladipo has been out with a knee injury.</p><p>It has been unclear as to when exactly Oladipo will return to the lineup for Miami, with Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra being rather <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-erik-spoelstra-cryptic-response-victor-oladipo-playing-again-this-season/" rel="noopener">cryptic</a> about the guard’s status. That happened again on Sunday ahead of the Nets game:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Spoelstra declines to specify whether Victor Oladipo has been doing work behind the scenes or whether he expects Oladipo to return.</p><p>— Ira Winderman (@IraHeatBeat) <a href="https://twitter.com/IraHeatBeat/status/1383840893304664082?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">April 18, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p><a href="https://streamable.com/lb6pxm">ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski</a> claimed Sunday Oladipo will be back at some point, but it’s unclear when that will be:</p><figure class="op-interactive"></figure><p>All this vagueness isn’t what Heat fans are hoping to hear, as Oladipo could be a game-changer for Miami in the playoffs. When healthy, he’s a solid player who can serve as a great complement to Jimmy Butler, providing additional leadership to the rest of the Heat’s roster.</p><p>For now, we’ll have to wait a bit longer before knowing when exactly Oladipo will return. The best-case scenario is the Heat clinch a playoff berth and avoid the play-in tournament altogether, with Oladipo healthy and fully ready to roll by that point to provide a boost for the playoffs.</p><p>But at this point it seems as if everybody is just kind of guessing on Oladipo’s status. The Heat very well could just be playing it safe right now, but if Oladipo is going to return, the hope is it’s sooner rather than later so the team can build some chemistry with their trade deadline acquisition.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Report: Heat’s Victor Oladipo expected back this season … at some point

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Erik-Spoelstra_s-cryptic-response-on-Victor-Oladipo-playing-again-this-season.jpg"></figure><h1>Heat coach Erik Spoelstra’s cryptic response on Victor Oladipo playing again this season</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-04-11T08:59:51-07:00">April 11th, 8:59am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-04-11T09:01:04-07:00">April 11th, 9:01am</time><address><a>Benedetto Vitale</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Miami Heat are in the thick of it as the race for the playoffs continues. They’re currently ranked sixth in the Eastern Conference while holding a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/miami-heat/records" rel="noopener">27-25 record.</a> To make their push into the postseason, the front office made a big move before the trade deadline, acquiring Victor Oladipo from the Houston Rockets.</p><p>Unfortunately for the Heat, Oladipo hasn’t been playing recently <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-heat-guard-victor-oladipo-exits-game-after-awkward-fall-from-dunk/" rel="noopener">due to a knee injury</a> he sustained against the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday.<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-victor-oladipo-final-status-in-4-game-road-trip-after-awkward-fall/" rel="noopener"> It’s unclear how long Oladipo will be out</a>, and Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra deflected when asked if the guard will be back this season.</p><p><a href="https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/barry-jackson/article250578599.html#storylink=cpy" rel="noopener">Via Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald:</a></p><blockquote>Spoelstra, following the team’s practice in Portland, said he had no update on Oladipo and that the Heat is still in the “information gathering stage right now. I don’t have a new update. He’s not with us on this trip and he won’t be with us [Sunday]. I don’t have any new information.”</blockquote><p>Oladipo plans to see a specialist to determine a timetable for his injury:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Update on Victor Oladipo, per multiple sources, following the MRI on his injured quad/knee. </p><p>Oladipo, with the Miami Heat’s consent, will be seeking a specialist’s evaluation prior to any decision about a timetable for this season.</p><p>More later today on <a href="https://twitter.com/5ReasonsSports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@5ReasonsSports</a> outlets.</p><p>— Ethan J. Skolnick of @5ReasonsSports (@EthanJSkolnick) <a href="https://twitter.com/EthanJSkolnick/status/1381271778329296897?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">April 11, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>It has been an up-and-down career for Oladipo. At one point during his time with the Indiana Pacers, he seemed to be a rising star. However, injuries have derailed his career the last few years.</p><p>Because of all the injury issues and his diminished performance ahead of his free agency this offseason, he’s almost certainly not going to get paid like he was hoping. Simply put, a max deal probably isn’t the cards.</p><p><a href="https://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-heat/heat-blog/fl-sp-ss-prem-miami-heat-ask-ira-victor-oladipo-new-20210410-tynkzvzlnfbbhl6keun67v3eae-story.html" rel="noopener">Via Ira Winderman of the Sun Sentinel:</a></p><blockquote>“And this was always Part B of the Victor Oladipo equation, that if for any reason, be it injury or productivity, the Heat still could circle back to utilizing cap space, instead of Victor’s Bird Rights, this summer in free agency,” he wrote. “As it is, it is increasingly unlikely that Victor will get anything near a maximum deal this summer, in terms or annual dollars or even years, from the Heat or elsewhere. Thursday’s injury rekindled plenty of questions that never were far removed from the conversation.”</blockquote><p>We’ll see if Oladipo can bounce back from this injury and secure a decent paycheck. For now, it’s yet to be determined if he even comes back at all this season to help the Heat make another playoff run.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Heat coach Erik Spoelstra’s cryptic response on Victor Oladipo playing again this season

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Victor-Oladipo_s-final-status-in-4-game-road-trip-after-awkward-fall.jpg"></figure><h1>Victor Oladipo’s status on 4-game Heat road trip after awkward fall</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-04-09T15:33:56-07:00">April 9th, 3:33pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-04-09T15:34:30-07:00">April 9th, 3:34pm</time><address><a>Paolo Songco</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Miami Heat will need to navigate their next few games without new arrival Victor Oladipo. It has just been confirmed that the two-time All-Star will not be traveling with the team for their upcoming four-game road trip as he nurses a right <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/miami-heat/news">knee injury.</a></p><p>This report on the biggest new acquisition for the Heat comes via <a href="https://twitter.com/IraHeatBeat/status/1380634194259349515">Ira Winderman</a> of the South Florida Sun Sentinel:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Per Heat: Victor Oladipo will not be accompanying the team on the west coast road trip and will be further evaluated. Heat open four-game trip Sunday in Portland. Looks like Kendrick Nunn time again.</p><p>— Ira Winderman (@IraHeatBeat) <a href="https://twitter.com/IraHeatBeat/status/1380634194259349515?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">April 9, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Oladipo sustained the injury during Thursday’s tilt for the Heat against the Los Angeles Lakers. He was actually having a good game before being forced to exit after 25 minutes of action. The 28-year-old appeared to have injured himself after landing on a dunk.</p><p>He left the game not long after and was unable to return for the Heat. Oladipo finished Thursday’s 1101-04 win over the defending champs with 18 points, four rebounds, two assists, three steals, and a block.</p><p>Initial X-ray results came out negative for Oladipo but he is expected to have an MRI on Friday. As such, the Heat decided to err on the side of caution here and just let him sit out the next few games.</p><p>Depending on the results of the MRI, Oladipo could be out of action for an extended period for the Heat. He’s already been ruled out for the next four games and the fact that he’s been declared as unavailable for a relatively extended period even before his MRI results return is a bit concerning.</p><p>Vic has battled through a myriad of injuries throughout his career, and the NBA community is hoping that this is nothing more than a minor setback for him as he settles into his role with the Heat in the weeks before the playoffs. The Nets are viewed as the favorite in the East with the 76ers and Bucks also in the mix. Oladipo will be counted on by Miami if the defending Eastern Conference champions are going to make a real run.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Victor Oladipo’s status on 4-game Heat road trip after awkward fall

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/image_2021-04-09_212954.png"></figure><h1>Heat’s Bam Adebayo, Erik Spoelstra provide update on Victor Oladipo injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-04-09T06:35:30-07:00">April 9th, 6:35am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-04-09T06:35:30-07:00">April 9th, 6:35am</time><address><a>Mike Cruz</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Miami Heat fans held their breathe when Victor Oladipo came down hobbling midway through the fourth quarter of their 110-104 win over the Los Angeles Lakers. Oladipo landed awkwardly and immediately grabbed his right knee. He left the game and quickly made his way back to the locker room.</p><p>Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra mentioned after the game that Oladipo be evaluated and there is still no official diagnosis on the 28-year old’s injury.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Erik Spoelstra said the Heat will evaluate Victor Oladipo's right knee injury tomorrow. No update right now.</p><p>— Anthony Chiang (@Anthony_Chiang) <a href="https://twitter.com/Anthony_Chiang/status/1380348985710407681?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">April 9, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Nevertheless, Bam Adebayo gave Heat fans a pretty optimistic update, saying Oladipo was in good spirits after their 6-point victory over the defending champs.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Bam Adebayo said Victor Oladipo was congratulating teammates in the locker room after the game. Adeabyo added, "I feel like he's OK. He just had a little scare."</p><p>— Anthony Chiang (@Anthony_Chiang) <a href="https://twitter.com/Anthony_Chiang/status/1380354233061535746?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">April 9, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>You never want to see anyone go down with an injury, especially in the knee area. It was definitely awful to see Oladipo limping like that as we walked back down the floor and into the dugout, considering he is just a little over a year removed from returning from a torn quadriceps tendon on the same knee he landed awkwardly on against the Lakers.</p><p>The Heat certainly don’t want to see Oladipo go down, especially since they just acquired him at the trade deadline a couple of weeks ago. The 2-time All-Star figures to be a major part of their core as they look to contend for an NBA championship within the next few years.</p><p>Oladipo has struggled since returning from the major knee injury he suffered midway through the 2019-20 season while still part of the Indiana Pacers. In four games with the Heat, the 6-foot-4 guard is averaging just <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/miami-heat/stats">12.0 points</a> while struggling mightily from the field, shooting just 37.2 percent.</p><p>Hopefully Oladipo is okay and will be able to stay healthy so he can finally get his career back on track.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Heat’s Bam Adebayo, Erik Spoelstra provide update on Victor Oladipo injury

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2017-18 All-NBA

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Be patient,—stick with it and hold fast:
The man who travels a mile each day,
May get 'round the world at last. 🙏🏿🙌🏿☮️&amp;💜

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Prayers for the bro Demar and his family 🤍🙏🏿🙌🏿.

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2020-21 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
12.0	3.5	3.5	0.5	1.8

2020-21 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
12.0	3.5	3.5	0.5	1.8