Cody Zeller played two seasons with Victor Oladipo at Indiana University — where those two constantly pushed one another. In the locker room, weight room, or on the court, there was always a challenge to be won.
They both left IU in 2013, Zeller after his sophomore season and Oladipo after his junior year. At the annual draft combine that year, they pushed one another …
Victor Oladipo never had his senior day festivities inside Assembly Hall in Bloomington. He left after his junior year, drafted by the Orlando Magic with the second overall pick in 2013.
So Oladipo had his moment Sunday afternoon prior to Indiana’s rivalry game against Purdue. The first 3,000 fans received a commemorative poster of the Pacers guard who is an All-Star while in his first …
Victor Oladipo will be back in Bloomington Sunday to take in the in-state rivalry between IU and Purdue basketball. It will be his first game back since 2013, when he turned pro after his junior season — and graduating.
Doors at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall will open at 1:30 pm ET, two hours before tip-off against 20-2 Boilermakers. The first 3,000 fans will receive a …
Pacers guard Joe Young make his first career start in the NBA Wednesday night in the team’s whipping of the Phoenix Suns, 116-101.
The Pacers didn’t know until game day that usual starter Darren Collison would not be available due to personal reasons. Coach Nate McMillan wanted to keep the second unit intact, featuring a Cory Joseph and Lance Stephenson backcourt, so he decided Young …
Here are my running thoughts from the Pacers’ 116-101 win over the Phoenix Suns Wednesday night at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
Despite practicing for the first time in two weeks on Tuesday, the Pacers held Myles Turner out of the lineup. He is close to returning, working out on a basketball floor three times over the last 24 hours. Pacers starting point guard Darren Collison was…
Pacers second-year center Domantas Sabonis was invited to play in the Rising Stars Challenge at All-Star Weekend next month. The annual game, held on the Friday (Feb. 16) of All-Star Weekend, showcases the best young players in the NBA.
Sabonis, who is averaging 12.3 points and a team-high 8.4 rebounds per game this season, is one of five sophomores named to the World Team roster …
Victor Oladipo says he hasn’t agreed to participate in the Slam Dunk Contest at All-Star Weekend 2018, set for Feb. 16-18 in Los Angeles. But he is open to competing for the second time.
“I don’t know. I don’t know where those rumors came from,” Oladipo said Tuesday when he met with local reporters to discuss being named an All-Star.
“That’s funny, too. That’s crazy. …
Victor Oladipo’s phone buzzed Tuesday. It was Pacers President Kevin Pritchard, the executive who orchestrated the move that brought Oladipo and Domantas Sabonis to Indy last summer.
He had the honor of alerting Oladipo that he was voted an All-Star reserve by NBA head coaches.
For the first time in his five years as a pro, he would participate in the game showcasing the world’s …