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The Indiana Pacers are coming off a 115-104 win over the Charlotte Hornets. They managed to improve their regular season record to 23-14 and that puts them at sixth in the Eastern Conference standings. In a post-game conversation with ClutchPoints’ Jerry Donatien, TJ Warren expressed his belief that the Pacers could be a “scary” team […]

As Indiana Pacers All-Star guard Victor Oladipo slowly eases his way back onto the court, the franchise is doing all it can to make the adjustment just right. The 27-year-old ex-Hoosier is recovering from a ruptured quad tendon suffered last season and hasn’t made an appearance yet this year, but his progress is encouraging. Oladipo […]

Indiana Pacers All-Star Victor Oladipo is progressing well in his recovery from a ruptured quad tendon, but he remains without an official timetable for return, according to head coach Nate McMillan. There was some hope that Oladipo would be recovered enough to take the floor with the Pacers sometime in January, but it’s not clear […]

Indiana Pacers guard Victor Oladipo has not played since suffering a ruptured quad tendon against the Toronto Raptors last January, but he is on the verge of a return just about one year later. ESPN NBA Insider Adrian Wojnarowski reported that Oladipo is targeting a late-January return: Indiana Pacers guard Victor Oladipo is hopeful to return to the […]

The Indiana Pacers, playing without All-Star shooting guard Victor Oladipo, are 19-9 through the first 28 games of the season. At some point this season, Oladipo will return from his gruesome knee injury. The high-flyer believes the Pacers “could be really special” once he comes back at plays at the level we know he can […]

Indiana Pacers star Victor Oladipo says he watched a lot of basketball during his knee rehab. Oladipo became a student of the game and watched a ton of games to learn how to become a better player for the Pacers moving forward: “I think the biggest thing was just watching a lot of basketball,” Oladipo […]

Malcolm Brogdon has stepped up for the Indiana Pacers in the absence of Victor Oladipo. The former Rookie of the Year is averaging 18.9 points, 4.5 rebounds and 7.6 assists in 24 games and his play on both ends of the floor is a big reason why the Pacers are 19-9 on the season. Oladipo, […]

Indiana Pacers shooting guard Victor Oladipo says his recovery from a ruptured quad tendon in his knee is going well. Oladipo, who suffered the injury last season against the Toronto Raptors, still doesn’t know when he’s going to play this season. “My recovery is going well,” Oladipo told Alex Kennedy of Hoops Hype. “I’m slowly […]

With the shot clock about to expire, Indiana Pacers swingman Jeremy Lamb heaved up a turnaround 3-pointer. Star guard Victor Oladipo, who’s still out with an injury, got up to his feet to celebrate Lamb’s shot. Peep the clip below per NBA TV. Oladipo was hyped and even unleashed a celebration. Jeremy Lamb’s DEEP👌 had […]

Victor Oladipo’s road to full recovery has been long and arduous, but former Indiana Pacers star Paul George thinks he’s doing just fine taking his time returning from injury. The now Los Angeles Clippers forward suffered a compound fracture of his right leg in 2014 after crashing into the stanchion during a White vs. Blue […]

Indiana Pacers All-Star shooting guard Victor Oladipo will play this season, he just doesn’t know when that time will come. Oladipo continues to recover from a ruptured quad tendon in his knee which he suffered last season against the Toronto Raptors: “I plan on coming back this year at some point,” Oladipo said on FS1’s […]

Victor Oladipo is known as a great basketball player, but you might not be aware of the fact that he’s also an excellent singer. The Pacers All-Star took to Instagram on Wednesday to reveal that he served as “Thingamajig” on The Masked Singer. https://www.instagram.com/p/B59P6QoA3Ac/?igshid=5nv9x6g8ozeg Oladipo did quite well in the guess-who style of singing competition. […]

The development of Indiana Pacers point guard Malcolm Brogdon likely has fans thirsting for the day when Victor Oladipo joins him in the backcourt. However, according to Indiana head coach Nate McMillan, that day is not on the horizon. McMillan told reporters on Wednesday that he does not see Oladipo returning “anytime soon.” McMillan on […]

Indiana Pacers All-Star shooting guard Victor Oladipo has been practicing with the Pacers’ G League affiliate as he continues to recover from a ruptured quad tendon in his knee. Oladipo is listening to his body and won’t set a timetable for his return. “Just trying to get the feel back,” Oladipo said, via Akeem Glaspie […]

Paul George has looked great in his return from rotator cuff surgery this past offseason and debut for the Los Angeles Clippers. The six-time All-Star forward is averaging 23.4 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 3.6 assists per game through 10 appearances for the Clippers while still getting his legs back under him. That being said, with […]

The Miami Heat are prioritizing 2021 cap space to chase Giannis Antetokounmpo, with Victor Oladipo among the backup plans, according to Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald. The Heat told Jimmy Butler this past summer they will be aggressive in trying to land another star in the future. The Heat are enamored with Washington Wizards All-Star shooting […]

The Indiana Pacers got off to an ugly 0-3 start this season. Since then, the Pacers have won 10 of 13 games to improve to 10-6, most recently defeating the scrappy Memphis Grizzlies by a score of 126-114 on Monday night. Of course, all of this is coming without Victor Oladipo, who remains sidelined while […]

Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Indiana Pacers shooting guard Victor Oladipo said he’s doing “way better” than the last time he talked. Oladipo is recovering from a ruptured quad tendon in his knee. The Pacers star suffered the injury on Jan. 23 against the Toronto Raptors. Oladipo says he’s “way better” than the last time he […]

The Indiana Pacers have assigned shooting guard Victor Oladipo to their G League affiliate Fort Wayne Mad Ants, as he continues to make good progress from a knee injury, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. The star still has no timetable for his return but will get to practice with the G League team […]

During the summer of 2017, the Indiana Pacers traded Paul George to the Oklahoma City Thunder for Victor Oladipo and Domantas Sabonis, a deal that was, at the time, widely considered a coup for the Thunder. Two mostly unproven role players for a two-way superstar? That’s highway robbery. Of course, that is not exactly how […]

The Indiana Pacers have had a less-than-stellar start to the 2019-20 season. As a matter of fact, they have been downright awful, logging three straight losses to open the new campaign. To make things even worse, it’s not as if the Pacers have had the most challenging of schedules thus far. On Wednesday, the Pacers […]

Going into every NBA season, there are a number of X-factors that ultimately end up determining who is good and who is not, who is capable of making a run and who isn’t, and who is a contender and who is a pretender. Heading into the 2019-20 campaign, one of the most obvious ones was […]

Slowly but surely, Indiana Pacers star shooting guard Victor Oladipo is getting more comfortable on the court as he makes his way back from a ruptured quad tendon in his knee. On Thursday at Pacers practice, Oladipo played 5-on-5 for just the third time since he suffered his injury last season against the Toronto Raptors: […]

The Indiana Pacers will re-evaluate All-Star guard Victor Oladipo “in about a month,’” as head coach Nate McMillan told reporters ahead of their regular-season opener against the Detroit Pistons. Pacers coach Nate McMillan says Victor Oladipo has practiced twice 5-on-5, is going every other day and feeling good. Will be re-evaluated “in about a month.” […]

Indiana Pacers star Victor Oladipo participated in five-on-five for the first time since suffering a torn quadricep tendon on Jan. 23 against the Toronto Raptors. The Pacers allowed Oladipo to return to half-court five-on-five action and that resembles a strong step forward in his recovery process. He mentioned that it ‘felt good’ to be able […]

The Indiana Pacers are without questions one of the most intriguing team to keep an eye on heading into the 2019-20 NBA season. After being swept out of the first round of the NBA Playoffs last season, the Pacers made a lot of changes this offseason with Victor Oladipo one of the main constant variables. […]

Indiana Pacers fans received some excellent news on Friday morning when the team announced that star guard Victor Oladipo took another step forward in his rehabilitation process. Per the Pacers Twitter account, Oladipo will be able to take part in half-court sets and full personnel scrimmages: Update from Coach: “(Vic) will be able to play […]

Victor Oladipo says the Indiana Pacers’ front office is not like other brain trusts in the NBA. Oladipo, who has been traded twice while being on a plane, says the Pacers’ brass knows players are “human beings” and are sensitive to a lot of things that other organizations gloss over. “They know we’re human beings,” […]

All-Star shooting guard Victor Oladipo participated in everything except scrimmages on the Indiana Pacers’ first day of camp. Oladipo is recovering from a ruptured quad tendon in his knee. The Pacers star suffered the injury on Jan. 23 against the Toronto Raptors and isn’t expected to play until December or January. Via J. Michael of The […]

The Indiana Pacers were dealt a crushing blow last season when sweet-singing star guard Victor Oladipo went down with a ruptured quad that cost him the back half of the season. Oladipo was expected to miss a good chunk of the 2019-20 campaign, but teammate Myles Turner thinks differently. During the Pacers media day, Myles […]

Indiana Pacers star Victor Oladipo was asked at the Pacers media day about Indianapolis Colts star Andrew Luck retiring so early in his career and called out fans who have bashed Luck for the decision. Oladipo pointed out how physical football is, and thinks that if someone is bashing Luck for the decision it says […]

The Indiana Pacers are set to enter the 2019-20 NBA season as fringe contenders in the Eastern Conference. They can become serious contenders if star shooting guard Victor Oladipo can come back strong early in the year. After rupturing his quad last season, Oladipo is currently expected to make his return at some point in […]

Victor Oladipo is fully confident that he’ll come back better than ever, even if the Indiana Pacers have yet to give a timetable for his return. “When I say I’m coming back better than ever, I’m not just saying that because it sounds good. I truly believe that,” Oladipo said during Friday’s initial press conference, […]

The Indiana Pacers are coming off of a 2018-19 NBA campaign in which they won 48 games and were bounced out of the first round of the playoffs, but everyone knows that wasn’t the real Pacers. Indiana lost its best player, Victor Oladipo, to a season-ending quad tear in late January, which ended any hope […]

Indiana Pacers head coach Nate McMillan says shooting guard Victor Oladipo’s workouts “have been great.” Oladipo is recovering from a ruptured quad tendon in his knee. The Pacers star suffered the injury on Jan. 23 against the Toronto Raptors. He’s mostly been training in Miami this offseason. While Nate McMillan says the Pacers still don’t […]

The Milwaukee Bucks and Philadelphia 76ers are the only teams in the Eastern Conference who pose a threat to win the NBA Finals this season. Concurrently, there’s a player whose presence on the floor could help his team challenge the top dogs in the conference: Victor Oladipo. Oladpio suffered a gruesome knee injury back in […]

Indiana Pacers general manager Chad Buchanan isn’t worried about Victor Oladipo being a different type of player once he returns from injury. Oladipo continues to rehab, and while there’s still no timetable for his return to the court, it’s clear that he’s working hard to get back on track this season. And while there are […]

There’s still no concrete timeline for Victor Oladipo’s return to the floor in 2019-20. As coach Nate McMillan sees it, though, the Indiana Pacers franchise player is well on his way toward a full recovery. Speaking with reporters on Wednesday, McMillan made it clear that Oladipo has made major strides both physically and mentally since […]

The Indiana Pacers are still unsure when shooting guard Victor Oladipo will be ready to play again. Oladipo is recovering from a ruptured quad tendon in his knee. The Pacers star suffered the injury on Jan. 23 against the Toronto Raptors. Via Akeem Glaspie of Indy Star: The NBA preseason is just three weeks away and […]