Victor Oladipo was voted the Defensive Player of the Year in the Big Ten, and nationally in college basketball by the National Association of Basketball Coaches in 2013, his third and final season at Indiana University. It’s known to be a strength of his game.
But it wasn’t an emphasis for him again until the 2017-18 season with the Pacers. Back in Indiana, Oladipo got …
Victor Oladipo much rather still be playing in the NBA postseason but since he’s not, he’ll take in all of Indy during Memorial Day Weekend.
Before leading the 33-car field to the green flag at the Indianapolis 500 as the pace car driver, he’ll ride in the 500 Festival Parade throughout downtown Indy late Saturday morning. The 62nd IPL 500 Festival Parade starts at 11:45 …
Devin Ellis is a dedicated Pacers fan and familiar to those who follow Pacers Twitter. And he promised that he had an official Pacers “MY CITY” license plate on the way.
On Monday, it arrived.
Oladipo instantly embraced returning to his second home, traded to the Pacers in June, 2017. And fans, like the organization, were quick to embrace him.
After big moments throughout the …
As if Victor Oladipo hasn’t embraced Indy and its fans enough, he will appear at The Greatest Spectacle in Racing next week and start the race in the lead car.
It’s appropriate that Oladipo — known of his quick step, slicing through tight areas, and electric finishes — will drive the pace car for the 102nd running of the Indianapolis 500, with the green flag …
The Pacers’ season ended after seven competitive games with the Cleveland Cavaliers. While in the locker room, still in uniform after Game 7, Victor Oladipo was already thinking about offseason workouts.
So after taking it easy for two weeks, which included a 26th birthday party with his twin and a trip with close friends, now it’s on for the team’s breakout star.
Oladipo’s offseason training …
FOX Sports Indiana, the television home of the Indiana Pacers, has received an all-time high eight nominations for the 2018 Lower Great Lakes Emmy Awards. Seven of those are for its coverage of Pacers basketball throughout the 2017-18 season.
In addition to its telecasts of Pacers basketball — airing all 82 games for the second time in franchise history — FSI received a nomination for …
The 10th annual 2018 Caroline Symmes Celebrity Softball Challenge, one of the highlights of the summer, will be held on Thursday, June 7th at Victory Field.
The game benefits the Indiana Children’s Wish Fund, which works to grant wishes to Indiana children, ages 3-18, who suffer from life-threatening illnesses. The game is in memory of Caroline Symmes, a Wish child who was involved with the …
Cory Joseph will remain with the Pacers for a second season. The Pacers’ point guard exercised his player option for the 2018-19 season, a league source confirmed to VigilantSports.com. It is worth $7.945 million.
If he had declined his option, Joseph would have been able to hit free agency. The trouble for free agents this summer, though, is that there won’t be a lot of …