Victor Oladipo may not be from Houston, but he stepped up big time after Hurricane Harvey hit the city hard.
Oladipo, a Maryland native, sent a U-Haul loaded with Aquafina bottled water to Houston to help ease relief efforts this week, as documented by rapper Chamillionaire.
“During times like this, water will always be something that people have a need for,” Chamillionaire, who grew up …
A lot happens each week with the Pacers and it’s not easy to stay on top of it. Introducing a new weekly feature, Pacers Last Week, which should help keep you up-to-date on all things Pacers.
I hope everyone had a great Labor Day Weekend. Training camp begins in just three (!!!) weeks.
The Pacers, Fever, and Pacers guard Joe Young donated $20,000 to relief…
A lot happens each week with the Pacers and it’s not easy to stay on top of it. Introducing a new weekly feature, Pacers Last Week, which should help keep you up-to-date on all things Pacers.
Mark Boyle, the Radio Voice of the Pacers, signed on for another season behind the microphone. The 2017-18 season will be his 30th year with the organization. The Pacers…
Over in Johannesburg, South Africa, Victor Oladipo made his first public appearance representing his new team, the Indiana Pacers.
Although he was wearing a black Team Africa jersey (Jordan Brand, not Adidas) rather than the Blue & Gold, Oladipo did it all and was named MVP of the exhibition game despite a a 108-97 loss to Team World.
The 25-year-old scored the game’s first hoop, …
Pacers guard Victor Oladipo will take part in the NBA’s second-ever game in Africa, set for Saturday, August 5 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The game will be played in support of UNICEF, the Nelson Mandela Foundation and SOS Children’s Villages South Africa (SOSCVSA).
NBA players have been divided into two teams: Team Africa and Team World.
Oladipo — whose mother, Joan, is from Nigeria — …
Victor Oladipo, who was drafted second overall in 2013 by the Orlando Magic, was back in his old stomping grounds at Amway Arena on Tuesday.
Oladipo — outfitted in black Jordan gear — and was seated next to the Pacers’ bench, between the Pacers and Magic public relations directors — David Benner and Joel Glass, respectively.
The Pacers agreed to terms with the Oklahoma City …
When Paul George’s agent, Aaron Mintz, dialed up Kevin Pritchard the weekend before the 2017 NBA Draft, he informed the Pacers’ president of basketball operations that George did not plan to exercise his player option — negotiated by Mintz in 2013 by taking a lower percentage of the salary cap — following the 2017-18 season and would move elsewhere in free agency.
Los Angeles being …
Victor Oladipo grew up in Maryland — The DMV, he says — and spent just three seasons in Bloomington (2010-13) playing at Indiana University and yet he calls Indiana his second home. Local fans have rooted for him ever since his days at IU.
“Yeah, it’s always fun to come back here, see some familiar faces and see that IU red. It’s always a special …