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Watch: Victor Oladipo suffers scary-looking knee injury

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports
By Darryn Albert | Last updated 4/22/23

The Miami Heat won Game 3 against the Milwaukee Bucks, but they may have just lost Victor Oladipo to another injury.

Late in the fourth quarter of the team's eventual 121-99 victory over the Bucks on Saturday, Oladipo was driving to the basket when he was fouled by Bucks big man Bobby Portis. Oladipo lost his footing on the play and fell hard to the floor, immediately clutching at his left knee.

Victor Oladipo went down and grabbed his knee after this play pic.twitter.com/oENCnLDQqB

— Backcourt Alerts (@BackcourtAlerts) April 23, 2023

From another angle, you can see that Oladipo’s left knee appeared to buckle.

Hate to see this for Victor Oladipo but the way the knee buckled it looks like

—Possible Patellar tendon tear pic.twitter.com/eEZoYk6OgD

— Dr. Evan Jeffries, DPT (@GameInjuryDoc) April 23, 2023

Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra said after the game that he did not have an update on Oladipo but that he "feel[s] like throwing up right now.”

Erik Spoelstra on Victor Oladipo:

“I feel like throwing up right now, but I don’t know what the diagnosis is. I want to stay positive on this.”

— Brady Hawk (@BradyHawk305) April 23, 2023

Former All-Star Oladipo, 30, had been out of Miami’s rotation for much of the season but recently re-entered the mix after Tyler Herro broke his hand earlier in the series (video here).

Another extended absence would be absolutely devastating for Oladipo. He has had trouble staying healthy since tearing his right quad tendon in 2019. For a player who has worked very hard to get back on the floor -- and had a strong showing during Miami’s Eastern Conference Finals run last year -- you can’t help but feel.

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

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