On April 22, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs continued, and the Heat, the first in the East, was once again exposed to infighting news, this time about leader Butler, which had to make me sigh: superstars can really do whatever they want, especially this kind of superstar who looks very "tough".
According to the famous Skip revealed on the show: Someone told him that Butler explicitly told head coach Spollstra that he did not want to play on the same court with Oladipo, which may also be the main reason why Audi did not get a chance to play in the playoffs. In the regular season finale game against the Magic, Oladipo started 35 minutes, shot 13 of 22, including 5 of 11 three-pointers, 9 of 11 free throws, cut 40 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists, and looked like he was recovering quite well.
Last season, after being bought out by the Rockets, Oladipo joined the Heat with a base salary, and this season, due to injuries and other reasons, he only played in 8 games for the team, averaging 12.4 points, 2.9 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game, shooting 47.9% from the field and 41.7% from three-point range. From the fastest improving player of the past, to the All-Star, to the bottom salary contract, to the almost no playing, Oladipo's situation is lamentable. (Of course, this is related to his own desire to sign a big contract, but the fact that he has the strength but can't play the ball has caused controversy)
The Heat have a regular season record of 53 wins and 29 losses this season, ranking first in the East, and currently have a 2-0 lead in the series, but the Heat are still some way from winning the championship, so I don't think Butler needs to do things so desperately. It is undeniable that Butler is a tough star, and is the core of the Heat, the second game of the series cut 45 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals, is the key to the team's ability to win, but what happened to Butler, or have to make people doubt him, not only with the head coach Spollstra had a verbal altercation, and even on the sidelines with the team veteran Haslem to spray garbage, and then think of his previous behavior in the Bulls, in the Timberwolves, people have to wonder what kind of star he is.
In the current situation, the Heat breakthrough first round problem is not big, but the next may have to face the 76ers, maybe then have to rely on the play of Oladipo, and I don't know if Butler will feel the face, after all, Oladipo is also a former All-Star, but also took the Pacers into the playoffs, but also a good player, so there is a saying: be a person to stay on the line!