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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 […]

Victor Oladipo took a major step forward in his development last season. Instead of being a starter on a playoff caliber Indiana Pacers team, he became the go-to guy on a team that surprised many, as well as an All-Star. Oladipo isn’t satisfied with his place as an All-Star. He aspires for even greater heights. […]

Indiana Pacers shooting guard Victor Oladipo says he’s hungrier now than he was when he first got to the team last summer. Oladipo was traded to the Pacers in the Paul George deal, and the electric guard took advantage of being the No. 1 offensive option in Indiana. Oladipo was named the 2017-18 Most Improved Player. […]

Despite having been with the Indiana Pacers for only a single season, it is safe to say that Victor Oladipo has already made his mark on the team. So much so, that he has recently been hailed as the best athlete in the entire city of Indianapolis. The IndyStar gave the honor to Oladipo as the […]

Indiana Pacers guard Victor Oladipo’s breakout season that led to an All-Star berth has finally put him on the map of basketball elites in the NBA. As the undisputed leader and face of the Indiana Pacers, the numbers he produced last season were on another level. He averaged 23.1 points, 5.2 rebounds, 4.3 assists, and […]

Indiana Pacers All-Star Victor Oladipo and New Era came together to design a series of new hats, according to Greg Rappaport of Pacers.com. The caps, which are known as the “VO Hat Collection,” are available at the Pacers Team Shop and website. Oladipo spent quite a bit of time with New Era working out the […]

After finally breaking out as an All-Star last season, Indiana Pacers guard Victor Oladipo remains motivated to enhance his game even more. But he’s not only thinking of himself. Displaying a trait of a good leader, Oladipo brought along with him his team to his summer camp in Miami to let them experience the training […]

First-time All-Star and reigning Most Improved Player Victor Oladipo has finally reached the level that was expected of him when he was drafted second overall in the 2013 NBA Draft. You can finally consider him a bona fide star in the league. Oladipo showed off his best display of talent last season when he recorded […]

Victor Oladipo used last season to establish himself as the new cornerstone player of the Indiana Pacers franchise. Nonetheless, the 26-year-old remains relentless in his pursuit to elevate his game, and is apparently looking to emulate some parts of the great Kobe Bryant’s game. Oladipo’s trainer, Al Watson, gave J. Michael of IndyStar an insider look […]

When the Indiana Pacers traded Paul George for Victor Oladipo and Domantas Sabonis, many initially thought the deal was a heist for the Oklahoma City Thunder. That was before Oladipo took a massive leap and won the Most Improved Player award while leading the Pacers to a surprising 48 wins. Oladipo effectively put himself on […]

Victor Oladipo infamously texted his trainer, David Alexander, shortly after a Game 7 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers in the first round of the playoffs, and while the two have been tirelessly putting in work ever since, this potential workout is not for the faint of heart. Alexander tagged Oladipo on a clip from a […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder and their front office are rejoicing this off season, as two-way superstar Paul George re-signed with the franchise despite being heavily linked away from Chesapeake Energy Arena as a free agent. Their plan payed off, as last summer they took a gamble on George, giving up young studs Victor Oladipo and Domantas […]

It’s an exciting time to be an Indiana Pacers fan. After losing superstar two-way player Paul George last summer, it looked like it was going to be a long and slow rebuild for the Eastern Conference franchise. Fast forward 12 months and the future has never looked brighter for a young and talented Pacers team […]

Some of this planet’s best basketball players made their way to Las Vegas Thursday to participate in the voluntary Team USA minicamp ran by San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich. It’s not always that these many stars gather in one location to break some sweat on the basketball court, so it was quite a […]

Victor Oladipo broke into the All-Star radar after a stellar 2017-18 season, his first with the Indiana Pacers as a result of a blockbuster deal for Paul George. The Indiana product impressed early in the season and managed to keep his team competitive all the way through, taking LeBron James’ Cleveland Cavaliers to seven games […]

Victor Oladipo and the Indiana Pacers took LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers to seven games in their opening series during last years playoffs, and that has given Oladipo some confidence. Oladipo was asked by TMZ Sports who he would like to see come to Indiana during free agency and without hesitation, Oladipo said LeBron […]

The second-ever NBA Awards bring forward some of the best players, coaches, and plays, recognizing the best of the best throughout a long 82-game NBA season. TNT televised this awards ceremony in conjunction with the NBA, giving the players the opportunity to celebrate these accomplishments in front of their peers. MOST IMPROVED PLAYER Award WINNER: […]

After being eliminated in last year’s playoffs, the Indiana Pacers were faced with star drama. Paul George informed the team he wouldn’t re-sign once his contract was up, sending the Pacers into trade finder mode. Ultimately, the Pacers decided to send George to Oklahoma City for Victor Oladipo and Domantas Sabonis, confusing the NBA Twitter community. […]

Of all the teams to bow out in the first round of the playoffs, perhaps none have more upside than the Indiana Pacers. The 2017-18 season was a miraculous run for Indy, pushing the Cleveland Cavaliers in the first round behind the great play of Victor Oladipo and a strong supporting cast of misfits. Now […]

The Phoenix Suns were the big winners of last week’s 2018 NBA Draft Lottery when they were announced to have won the right to select the first overall pick. There’s no question that the Suns are the envy of just about every NBA team these days, as they have the luxury of picking the best […]

Victor Oladipo is already a fan favorite in Indiana, but there is no question that a letter he wrote to a boy battling cancer will send a few more fans in his direction. On April 16, 10-year-old Cameron Kirk of Danville, Indiana, was diagnosed with leukemia. Eleven days later, Oladipo penned a letter to the […]

Time is of the essence for Victor Oladipo. After the Indiana Pacers were knocked out by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the first round of the playoffs that went the distance, one of the first things Oladipo did was text his trainer and ask if they could start hitting the gym – ASAP. Oladipo knows hard […]

After the Indiana Pacers lost Game 7 to the Cleveland Cavaliers, Victor Oladipo made some news when he texted his trainer right after the game, looking to start training for next season. https://www.instagram.com/p/BiKuM7ZBTr1/?utm_source=ig_embed He, however, isn’t the only one training with David Alexander since the season ended. Brooklyn Nets center Jahlil Okafor, hoping to revive […]

Victory Oladipo had himself quite a season for the Indiana Pacers. As a player who was the centerpiece surrounding a trade that brought Paul George to the Oklahoma City Thunder, Oladipo wasn’t thought to be a player that can lead a team. Furthermore, the Pacers were supposed to be one of the teams that was […]

Dirk Nowitzki couldn’t help but have some fun after news broke of Indiana Pacers shooting guard Victor Oladipo texting his trainer 16 minutes after a Game 7 loss. The soon-to-be 40-year-old Dallas Mavericks forward did some texting of his own, reaching out to Mike Procopio, director of player development for the Dallas Mavericks – getting […]

Unless it is a massive blowout, Game 7s rarely disappoint, delivering the promise of an intense win-or-go-home battle between two hungry ball clubs. The first-round series that pitted Victor Oladipo’s young Indiana Pacers team (that many have waved off before the season started after shipping away All-Star Paul George) against LeBron James’s Cleveland Cavaliers was […]

Victor Oladipo sealed his stature in the NBA as a bona fide superstar. Along the process, he uplifted the Indiana Pacers organization. And just like any bona fide superstar, his allegiance lies strongly with the franchise. After their heartbreaking Game 7 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers, Oladipo fired at the naysayers who have criticized his […]

The Indiana Pacers fell to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday afternoon in Game 7 of their first round series, 105-101, officially eliminated from playoff contention. The series was the closest and likely the best of the first round with both Cavs’ superstar LeBron James and Pacers’ rising star Victor Oladipo exchanging blows each and every […]

When the Indiana Pacers traded Paul George to the Oklahoma City Thunder for Victor Oladipo and Domantas Sabonis, they were laughed at. However, during the 2017-18 NBA season, Oladipo and company shocked the basketball world by winning 48 games, the fifth-best record in the Eastern Conference. In the first round of the playoffs against the […]

On Sunday, Victor Oladipo will have the chance to do what the star who preceded him in Indiana never could: beat LeBron James. Paul George tried to pack James’ bags four times. He failed four times. Now, the star no one saw emerging gets his shot. And he’s so close. While the first-round series is […]

This time, Victor Oladipo made sure LeBron James will not have a chance of blocking his shot. In the middle of what is looking like a lopsided victory for the Indiana Pacers in Game 6 of their series with the Cleveland Cavaliers Friday night, Oladipo shredded the Cavs’ defense and embarrassed LeBron James all in […]

The biggest blockbuster movie of all-time hits theaters worldwide today, when Marvel Studios releases the much anticipated Avengers: Infinity War. As the superheroes of the Marvel Cinematic Universe take the stage, the NBA’s superstars are also in the spotlight known as the playoffs. The league’s best players have inspired young and old fans alike with […]

The Indiana Pacers and probably the entire population of Indianapolis were all up in arms after Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James was not called for a goaltending violation when he laid a huge block on Victor Oladipo late in the proceedings of Game 5 of the first round series between the two teams Wednesday night. […]

The Indiana Pacers failed to get the series lead back against the Cleveland Cavaliers, as they lost to LeBron James and company, 98-95, Wednesday. James came through at both ends of the floor late in the game to secure the win for the Cavs, including a monstrous block on Pacers guard Victor Oladipo’s layup attempt […]

For the first time in these playoffs, the Indiana Pacers find themselves trailing in the series against the Cleveland Cavaliers. That’s after Lance Stephenson and company absorbed a 98-95 road loss against LeBron James and the Cavs in Game 5 on Wednesday. The Pacers could have actually ended the game on top had Victor Oladipo’s […]

With at least two games in the books for each series, the only thing predictable is the unpredictability. From LeBron James suffering a first round loss for the first time in almost six years to James Harden going 2-for-18 in a Houston Rockets blowout win, it looks like we’re in for a wild ride this […]