Mar 28, 2022; Miami, Florida, USA; Miami Heat guard Victor Oladipo (4) shoots the basketball prior to the game against the Sacramento Kings at FTX Arena. Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports

Victor Oladipo, Jimmy Butler respond to Skip Bayless’ report

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports | By Larry Brown | Last updated 4/25/22

Miami Heat teammates Victor Oladipo and Jimmy Butler reacted on Sunday night to Skip Bayless’ report about them.

Bayless, an analyst for FS1, said on TV last week that Oladipo was not in Miami’s playoff rotation due to Butler having an issue with him.

Skip Bayless says that Victor Oladipo isn’t in the Miami Heat playoff rotation because Jimmy Butler has a “personal issue” with him. pic.twitter.com/dOwrrJkpzL

— Alex Golden (@AlexGoldenNBA) April 23, 2022

“I was told he’s got some personal issue with Victor Oladipo,” Bayless said of Butler.

Butler and Oladipo must have learned of the report because they brought it up on Sunday night.

After the Heat beat the Atlanta Hawks 110-86 to take a 3-1 lead in their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series, both Butler and Oladipo poked fun at the report.

“Tell them how I much I hate you,” Butler jokingly said to Oladipo in his postgame media session.

Oladipo joked back that “Jimmy hates me.”

Victor Oladipo clowns Skip Bayless

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— NBACentral (@TheNBACentral) April 25, 2022

Oladipo didn’t play in any of the first three games of the series. But with the Heat's big lead in Game 4, Oladipo played 23 minutes and scored six points.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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