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After playing in just four games for the Heat, Victor Oladipo's season has come to an end.

Miami confirmed on Twitter that Oladipo will undergo season-ending surgery on his right quadric steph curry jersey for sale eps tendon. Oladpio had missed the Heat's past 17 games since suffering a knee/quad injury against the Lakers. And now, Miami will have to make do without their big trade deadline acquisition for the NBA playoffs.

Oladipo was acquired from the Rockets ahead of the 2021 NBA trade deadline in exchange for Kelly Olynyk, Avery Bradley and a 2022 draft pick swap. Oladipo had been with Houston for 20 games after coming over from the Pacers as part of the James Harden/Caris Kyrie Irving LeVert trade.

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On the year, Oladipo had averaged 19.8 points, 4.8 rebounds and 4.6 assists in 33 games. However, with Miami, he had averag NBA Auto Accessories ed just 12 points per game on 37.2 percent shooting as he struggled to find a rhythm in his new home.

Oladipo w stephen curry jersey infant as only in the Heat rotation for four games, so the team is used to playing without him. In fact, the Heat have posted an 11-6 record in 17 games since he got injured. If they can continue at that rate, Miami should have a chance to make some noise in the playoffs as it draws closer and closer to a first-round matchup with the Bucks.

Part of the reason that Miami hasn't missed Oladipo is its excellent guard depth. When Oladipo went down, Kendrick Nunn stepped back into the rotation. Since that time, Nunn has averaged 16.3 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game on a sterling 51.5 field goal percentage. He will continue to be a key part of the Heat's guard rotation along with Goran Dragic, NBA All-Star Merchandise Tyler Herro and Dunca Kevin Garnettn Robinson stephen curry jersey drawing rounding out a strong backcourt.

Oladipo's absence may limit the overall cei stephen curry shoes near me ling of the Heat, but they are built to survive without him. After all, this team did make the NBA Finals in 2020, and it still has m LeBron James ost of the talent that got it to that point.