Here came another heartwarming chapter in the Victor Oladipo Story. Yes, it’s a capital letter now. A Story. Put it in the Disney motif of wholesome lessons and positive themes and, as the Miami Heat playoffs progress, ever-expanding possibilities.
It just keeps getting better. Oladipo had 10 fourth-quarter points to close the Miami Heat’s Game 2 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night. He played extended minutes for a second straight game with the Heat’s core of Jimmy Butler, Tyler Herro and Bam Adebayo.
Oladipo did it on his 30th birthday, too. That’s one of those dividing-line milestones in anyone’s life — and that idea gets underscored for a pro athlete who’s missed much of the last three years to injury.
