NBA Rumors: The Heat Player Jimmy Butler "Refuses" To Be On The Floor With


Jimmy Butler is not one to hide his feelings. If he's unhappy about something, he lets it be known. Big time. Just ask the Minnesota Timberwolves. Or Heat coach Erik Spoelstra. According to a report, the Miami Heat forward now has no time at all for his Heat teammate Victor Oladipo. 

Oladipo has been noticeably absent from the Heat's first two games of their series with the Atlanta Hawks. DNP-CD both games. This is a surprise, after Oladipo went off for 40 points in the Heat's final game of the regular season. 

What's up? Skip Bayless thinks he knows:

“Both games (Oladipo) has not seen the light of play,” Bayless said on “Skip and Shannon: Undisputed.” “Why is that? Well I was told it’s because Jimmy [Butler] just flat out told Spo (Erik Spoelstra), ‘I don’t want to share the floor with him.'”

"He's got some personal issue"

While Jimmy has been racking up 66 points in Miami's 2-0 series start, Oladipo has been warming the end of the bench. Bayless went on a rant about Butler, however, questioning his motives. 

"He's got some personal issue, I don't know what it is, with Victor Oladipo... I don't even know what the issue is, but there's definitely some personal issue going on between those two... This is vintage Jimmy Butler... He's just difficult to live with."


This should be an interesting dynamic to follow as the Heat's playoff run continues. 

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