Indiana Pacers star Victor Oladipo suffered what looked like a serious knee injury during his team's game against the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday night, and he had to be taken off of the court on a stretcher as a result. One of the first NBA players to express his support for Oladipo was Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker, who took to Twitter to wish him well after this serious injury:
Prayers up @VicOladipo🙏🏽
— Book (@DevinBook) January 24, 2019
This is not the first time Oladipo has dealt with knee issues this season. On Nov. 17, Oladipo left the Pacers' win over the Atlanta Hawks after just five minutes due to a knee injury and was sidelined through Dec. 10. He finally returned in a win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Dec. 12, scoring 12 points in 29 minutes.
Article Continues BelowHowever, the 26-year-old has not looked the same since coming back, as he shot just 40.8 percent from the floor in December and had been making 40.3 percent of his shots this month before getting injured against the Raptors. There had even been speculation that Oladipo could miss the rest of the season when he was originally out with the knee issue, but he came back.
Whether or not this knee injury is related to the previous one is not yet known.
On the year overall, Oladipo is averaging 19.2 points, 5.7 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 1.7 steals over 32.5 minutes per game. He is shooting 42.3 percent from the field, 34.4 percent from three-point range and 73 percent from the free-throw line.
Oladipo arrived in Indiana during the summer of 2017 when he came over in a trade that sent Paul George to the Oklahoma City Thunder. He made the All-Star team during his first season with the Pacers last year.