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Indiana Pacers star Victor Oladipo put the world on notice in the first round of the playoffs last year, pushing LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers to seven games in a series that many feel the Pacers should have won. Coming into this season, Indiana was considered a sleeper in the Eastern Conference largely because […]

Indiana Pacers shooting guard Victor Oladipo won the Most Improved Player of the Year award last season after averaging a career-high 23.1 points per game in his first season with the Pacers. However, now that he’s not sneaking up anyone and teams have film on him, Victor Oladipo’s numbers have gone down this season across […]

The Indiana Pacers lost in a blowout to the Boston Celtics by a score of 135-108 on Wednesday. The Celtics simply dominated. After the game, Victor Oladipo told USA Today how disappointed he was in his own team. “We sucked against Toronto. We sucked tonight. Period.” The Celtics had seven players in double digits and had […]

Oftentimes the NBA’s best players are those on the biggest stage. LeBron James on the Los Angeles Lakers. Stephen Curry on the Golden State Warriors. Kawhi Leonard on the Toronto Raptors. These are all elite superstar players in huge markets. However, when there’s a really great player on a small market team, they aren’t given […]

Victor Oladipo banked a long three-pointer with 0.3 seconds remaining to give the Indiana Pacers a road win against the Chicago Bulls in The Windy City. Victor Oladipo broke the hearts of Bulls fans with this shot. We don’t know if the Pacers star called bank, but it doesn’t matter, as this was a huge […]

Indiana Pacers star Victor Oladipo thinks it may take a little while for Myles Turner to get used to wearing a mask should he need one after breaking his nose in Monday’s game against the Atlanta Hawks. Turner suffered the injury midway through the third quarter, but the Pacers were still able to pick up […]

Atlanta Hawks wing Justin Anderson is one of those guys who is very hard to figure out. He is athletic, tough and seems to have talent, but for some reason, he can’t stick with any one team. Well, on Wednesday night, he made his case to the Hawks as to why they should consider making […]

Indiana Pacers star Victor Oladipo took part in a very cool video package during the team’s game against the Washington Wizards on Sunday afternoon. Victor Oladipo is off to another great start this season, posting 20.6 points, 6.4 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game, which has helped the Pacers jump out to a 21-12 start […]

Indiana Pacers All-Star Oladipo knows all about the importance of bouncing back after losses, and he knows that it’s important to move forward from losses and have a short memory. The Pacers, led by Victor Oladipo, were able to beat the Brooklyn Nets on Friday. In doing so, they also avoided their first three-game losing streak […]

After missing 11-straight games with a sore right knee, Indiana Pacers star shooting guard Victor Oladipo made his much-anticipated return to the basketball court Wednesday night against the Milwaukee Bucks and helped the team defeat Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks, 113-97. In 29 minutes of action, Victor Oladipo finished with 12 points, 10 rebounds and six […]

Myles Turner and the Indiana Pacers were happy to welcome star shooting guard Victor Oladipo back to the lineup against the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night. It was a game the team viewed as a measuring stick to see just how far they had come since the second game of the season. In that game, […]

The Indiana Pacers host the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night, and starting shooting guard Victor Oladipo will make his much-anticipated return to the lineup after missing 11 games. On Nov. 30, the Pacers announced Oladipo was going to be out indefinitely as he continued to deal with a sore right knee. However, the All-Star guard practiced […]

On November 30, the Indiana Pacers announced that star shooting guard Victor Oladipo was going to be out indefinitely as he continues to deal with a sore right knee. On Tuesday, though, there was some positive news out of Indiana. Victor Oladipo played four-on-four at practice and Pacers head coach Nate McMillan is listing him […]

Los Angeles Lakers center JaVale McGee has called out NBA on ESPN twitter for promoting Victor Oladipo’s new music album while forgetting about his own record. JaVale McGee dropped an album earlier last month titled “Ain’t Talking Bout Nothin’.” It was his second album this 2018, with his debut record “Pierre” released last April. With […]

The Indiana Pacers are without their All-Star player Victor Oladipo due to a lingering knee injury. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, however, the superstar guard is expected to return in the “near future.” “Pacers All-Star guard Victor Oladipo (sore right knee) is still working himself back into game condition and is expected to return […]

The Indiana Pacers have announced that star shooting guard Victor Oladipo will be out indefinitely as he continues to deal with a sore right knee. Victor Oladipo has missed the previous six games. The 26-year-old is averaging 21.4 points, 6.6 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game while shooting 44.0 percent from the field, 34.5 percent […]

The Utah Jazz are scheduled to host the Indiana Pacers on Monday night, but the Jazz are going to be without the services of Donovan Mitchell, who will be missing his second consecutive game due to a rib contusion. Donovan Mitchell will be OUT tonight with a rib contusion. It will be his second consecutive […]

The Indiana Pacers will be without the services of All-Star Victor Oladipo in Wednesday night’s game against the Charlotte Hornets due to right knee soreness, according to J. Michael of the IndyStar. With Oladipo (right knee) out, Evans is likely the starter again tonight v #Hornets — J. Michael (@ThisIsJMichael) November 21, 2018 This marks […]

Good news for the Indiana Pacers as Victor Oladipo is reportedly not expected to miss much time with a knee injury. The 2018 Most Improved Player of the Year sustained the injury in a game against the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday, and while Oladipo is set to miss Monday’s game against the Utah Jazz, he […]

The Indiana Pacers could be without All-Star guard Victor Oladipo in Monday’s game against the Utah Jazz due to a knee injury. Victor Oladipo picked up the injury during Saturday’s match with the Atlanta Hawks. He played less than five minutes in the opening quarter before asking to be substituted. The 26-year-old did not return […]

Indiana Pacers star Victor Oladipo has one of the more peculiar pre-game routines in the NBA. On Saturday night, the reigning Most Improved Player of the Year got absolutely trolled by his teammates, as the entire team decided to make fun of Oladipo’s unique habit. Prior to ballgames, Oladipo has been known to stand against […]

Indiana Pacers shooting guard Victor Oladipo entered Saturday with a sore right knee and was questionable to play against the Atlanta Hawks. The 26-year-old warmed up before the game and suited up, only to leave after playing just five minutes. Injury update: Victor Oladipo (sore right knee) will not return to tonight's game. — Indiana […]

Victor Oladipo and the Indiana Pacers are off to a 7-5 start to the 2018-19 NBA season, but fans in “Naptown” are not terribly happy with the play of another big name on the roster. After signing a four-year, $72 million extension, Myles Turner has gotten off to an incredibly slow start to the season. […]

The NBA salary cap can be confusing and frustrating for fans, but imagine how Indiana Pacers star Victor Oladipo feels when he learns how the intricacies of the collective bargaining agreement could cost him millions this offseason. Danny Leroux of The Athletic is reporting that the timing of Oladipo’s trade to the Pacers could cost […]

The Indiana Pacers were down 101-99 in the closing moments of the game to the Boston Celtics. But the Celtics lead did not last long as Pacers star Victor Oladipo hit a game-winning 3-pointer with 3.7 seconds left. The Celtics attempted a lob play for Jayson Tatum for what could be the potential game-winner for Boston. […]

Indiana Pacers shooting guard Victor Oladipo channeled the power of Wakanda and battled through the shortness of breath to drill a game-sealing 3-pointer against the New York Knicks on Wednesday night. The new All-Star, who dressed as The Black Panther for Halloween, has been in fact battling bronchitis for roughly a week, as he told […]

Indiana Pacers star Victor Oladipo decided to arrive in style for Wednesday night’s game against the New York Knicks. The reigning Most Improved Player got in the Halloween spirit ahead of the Pacers’ showdown with the Knicks at Madison Square Garden, donning a fierce Black Panther costume. Dressed as the Black Panther, @VicOladipo has arrived at […]

A lot of great players have their own unique way of motivating themselves. For Indiana Pacers All-Star Victor Oladipo, it’s through reliving one of the most painful defeats in his relatively young career — the night when then Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James dropped 45 points against Oladipo and his Pacers in Game 7 of […]

Victor Oladipo is multi-faceted on the court and multi-talented off it. The Indiana Pacers swingman released a new single called “Connected” from his debut album V.O, per Michael Saponara of Billboard. Victor Oladipo’s latest single is generating some buzz, but there is still no official release date for V.O. Fans will have to keep their ears […]

Victor Oladipo and the Indiana Pacers opened their 2018-19 NBA season on Wednesday night at Bankers Life Fieldhouse against the Memphis Grizzlies. Coming into the season, the Pacers are viewed as one of the teams that could make some noise in the Eastern Conference. They did not disappoint their fans or those who think they […]

Armed with the gifts to put up points in a hurry and score through an array of different ways, shooting guards are an essential element to any fantasy basketball team. Yet with so many personalities playing under this position, choosing one that fits your dynamic can be quite challenging. To help you prepare for this […]

Brooklyn Nets point man Spencer Dinwiddie clarified his intent after proclaiming he was the most improved player in the NBA last year. The 6-foot-6 dynamo expressed concern about being taken out of context before, as if slighting Most Improved Player award winner Victor Oladipo and runner-up Clint Capela. Dinwiddie wanted to make it clear — […]

Reggie Miller is the most beloved player in Indiana Pacers history and still enjoys commenting on the moves the organization makes. That was the case once again recently when he talked about the new-look Pacers. In an interview with the Indianapolis Star, Miller opened up and said he likes the pairing of Tyreke Evans and […]

Victor Oladipo was a relatively unknown player last season when he was traded to the Indiana Pacers in the blockbuster deal that sent Paul George to the Oklahoma City Thunder. Immediately following the trade, Pacers general manager Kevin Pritchard was ridiculed for getting too little in return for one of the league’s premier two-way stars. […]

Tyreke Evans needed only one reason to join Victor Oladipo and the Indiana Pacers this offseason: competitive mindset. Evans had quite a few potential suitors in free agency after a huge season with the Memphis Grizzlies that saw him average 19.4 points, 5.1 rebounds, and 5.2 assists in 52 games. However, he chose to sign […]

INDIANAPOLIS — “We don’t F with the game.” It was a comment before training camp that accompanied a quick smile, but carried the most serious intentions. Indiana Pacers’ Head Coach Nate McMillan not only wants his team to increase its professionalism and maturity with each season he’s there. He also covets his players to take […]

After an impressive season in which he found his way into his first All-Star Game appearance and has become the face of the Indiana Pacers, it seems that fans have a good deal of knowledge about guard Victor Oladipo. However, you would have failed in guessing what kind of routine the athletic Hoosier does before he […]

Earlier this week, several hints came down the wire that seem to indicate Space Jam 2 is a go. In fact, Los Angeles Lakers All-Star LeBron James, who is slated to be the film’s leading man, shared a tweet to tease the production. Now, with the buzz growing, several other NBA players are looking to […]

Indiana Pacers star guard Victor Oladipo worked his way to become the league’s Most Improved Player, putting up career-highs in just about every statistical category. His teammate, Darren Collison, says that Oladipo has fully embraced the role of becoming the team’s main guy judging by his swagger and confident approach to the game. Scott Agness […]