Miami Heat Guard Victor Oladipo Hits Out at Skip Bayless for Making Up Rumors About Jimmy Butler and Him

The Miami Heat have continued their dominance in the first-round series. The Jimmy Butler led Heat dominated the Hawks in Game 4 to take a 3-1 lead in the series. With Kyle Lowry missing out, Victor Oladipo was added into the rotation by the Heat. However, according to the popular analyst, Skip Bayless, Butler did not want to share the floor with Dipo. Hence, after their blowout win, Oladipo hit back at Bayless.

The Miami Heat enjoyed a great regular season as they were the number one seed in the East. Living up to their reputation, they are continuing the momentum into the playoffs. They have clipped the wings of the Atlanta Hawks taking a resounding 3-1 series lead. It was once again an aggressive Jimmy Butler who led the charge for the Vince City. In addition, Victor Oladipo made his playoff debut for the Heat as well.

Apr 17, 2022; Miami, Florida, USA; Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler (22) and Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young (11) collide during the first half of game one of the first round for the 2022 NBA playoffs at FTX Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jim Rassol-USA TODAY Sports

But after their dominating win, the duo of Butler and Dipo sounded off Bayless’ claims by making a joke.

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There were major questions about who Miami would play in the playoff rotations. The choice ran down slim between Duncan Robinson and Victor Oladipo. With Erik Spoelstra making his choice to go with Robinson, Bayless related it to an in-team rivalry, He went on to say that Jimmy does not want to share the floor with Oladipo. However, it seems these rumors were wrong as Dipo hit out at Skip.

After taking command over the series, Oladipo spoke at the post-game conference. When it came time for Jimmy to take the floor, Oladipo found his chance to hit back at Bayless. He said, “Jimmy hates me guys. That was a cute one.” Dipo went on to share a hug with Butler proving to everyone that Bayless was wrong with his claims.

Victor Oladipo clowns Skip Bayless

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When it came to Oladipo’s playoff debut, it couldn’t have gone a better way. The Heat took one step closer to making the conference semi-finals beating the Hawks by 24 points. Jimmy Butler led the way with 36 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists, and 4 steals. Bam Adebayo added 14 points and 8 rebounds to the mix as he shot the ball just 11 times. PJ Tucker continues to give the Heta important offensive contributions along with his dog-like defense. Tuck put on a further 14 points on 71% shooting.

Surprisingly, Trae Young failed on the big stage once again. Living up to his struggles in this series, he contributed with just points and 5 assists in Game 4. In addition, he had a game-high 5 turnovers as well. De’Andre Hunter was the pick of the scorers finishing with 24 points on 9-13 shooting. No other Hawk could cross the 15-point threshold as the Heat shut down their offense entirely.

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With Young failing to get things going. do you think the Hawks have a chance at bouncing back? Let us know in the comments below.

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