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Miami Heat's Victor Oladipo Shoots Down Reports Of Him Having Interest In Washington Wizards

Oladipo always had plans of returning to the Heat
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Miami Heat's Victor Oladipo Shoots Down Reports Of Him Having Interest In Washington Wizards
Miami Heat's Victor Oladipo Shoots Down Reports Of Him Having Interest In Washington Wizards

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Miami Heat guard Victor Oladipo is fully focused on contributing to the Miami Heat this season. 

Before that gets going when the Heat face the Chicago Bulls in the opener Wednesday, he felt the need to give his version of a recent report. He spurned a report that said he was in talks with the Washington Wizards during free agency. 

"This is not true," Oladipo wrote on Twitter. "Please get your facts straight."

Oladipo eventually re-signed a new deal with the Heat in early July. He has called this season his "Revenge Tour," a chance the show he's finally past the injuries that derailed his once All-Star career. 

The Heat have insisted they are still committed to Oladipo even though coach Erik Spoelstra said the plan is to take things slow with him. Some felt Oladipo would contend for the starting shooting guard spot but reigning Sixth Man of the Year Tyler Herro will start the opener alongside Kyle Lowry in the backcourt. 

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Shandel Richardson is the Miami Heat writer for Inside The Heat. He can also be read in the Sportsbook Review for gambling coverage from around the NBA. 

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SHANDEL RICHARDSON

Shandel has covered the NBA since 2010, with previous stops at The Athletic and South Florida Sun-Sentinel. He has covered six NBA Finals, one Super Bowl, the NCAA basketball tournament. He has also been a beat writer for the Miami Hurricanes and contributed on every major beat in South Florida since 2003, including the Miami Dolphins and Miami Marlins. He can also be read in the Sportsbook Review for gambling coverage from around the NBA. A native of Bloomington, Illinois, Shandel attended Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. He's also worked for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Kansas City Star. TWITTER: @ShandelRich EMAIL: shandelrich@gmail.com You can subscribe to our YouTube channel here Follow all of our Miami Heat coverage on Facebook here

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