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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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Myles Turner rejoined the Pacers on the court for practice Tuesday and was a full participant. He’s missed the last seven games, during which the Pacers went 4-3, and is listed as questionable for Wednesday’s home game against the Phoenix Suns.
“I feel pretty good,” he said after practice. “I went through a full day of practice today. In my head I’m always ready to …
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The Pacers recently sent an email to the other 29 head coaches in the league to state the case for them to vote Victor Oladipo into the 2018 All-Star game. He did not win the popularity contest and so he was not named a starter last week.
The Pacers’ message was simple: “Facts are facts,” Nate McMillan said earlier Tuesday. “You look at his numbers, …
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Anyone who knows Victor Oladipo understands that he has his own language, his own way to communicate. Sometimes it’s spoken, sometimes it’s best sang, and other times it’s gestured or signed. Oladipo learned American Sign Language because his older sister is deaf.
Indiana University basketball fans will remember No. 4 in Bloomington putting his nose between his index and middle fingers after a big play …
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Damien Wilkins knew his fate by 2:00 pm on Saturday, five hours before the Pacers faced the Chicago Bulls at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
What he didn’t know was that he would start in his final game with the team.
Bojan Bogdanovic was a late scratch due to a sprained left ankle and head coach Nate McMillan wanted Lance Stephenson to resume playing with the second …
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Myles Turner responded to Sunday’s performance the way many basketball players would — by staying in the gym.
As the media entered the locker room, about 10 minutes following their 107-90 home loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves, Turner had changed out of his game uniform. With a basketball under his arm, he made his way through the underground tunnel across Delaware Street to the team’s …
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