The Indiana Pacers have gone as Victor Oladipo goes over the past three seasons, and now they're not sure where their season will go after Wednesday. The Pacers got a quality win, 110-106, over the Toronto Raptors at home, but the loss they suffered on the night was much larger. The team watched Oladipo go down in the second quarter with a knee injury, as their star was stretchered off the court. It was announced on Thursday afternoon that Oladipo would indeed miss the rest of the season with a ruptured right quad tendon. It was thought to be serious the second it happened, as fans and teammates supported their star with a standing ovation as he was wheeled to the locker room. The former Indiana Hoosier did respond by waving to the crowd.
Oladipo got a bit tied up with Pascal Siakam on a fast break opportunity, as the two players were going for a ball that was thrown up court. Oladipo went straight down after mild contact with Siakam, and seemingly went knees-first to the court. The injury looked so bad that the EMTs had to cover his knee with a towel before taking him out of the arena.
The All-Star underwent an MRI Thursday to confirm the injury, and now the three-seeded Pacers will have to do the rest without him. That will be a major task, as Oladipo leads the team with 19.2 points per game. The Pacers did improve a bit without Oladipo on the floor compared to last season, where they went 0-6 without him. The shooting guard did miss 11 games earlier this season, and Indiana went 7-4 in those contests while he dealt with a sore right knee in November and December. The Pacers' win over the Raptors on Wednesday was their third in a row and first in the past six contests over the East leaders.
Indiana's first test without Oladipo will come on Saturday night when they visit the struggling Memphis Grizzlies.
Oladipo got a bit tied up with Pascal Siakam on a fast break opportunity, as the two players were going for a ball that was thrown up court. Oladipo went straight down after mild contact with Siakam, and seemingly went knees-first to the court. The injury looked so bad that the EMTs had to cover his knee with a towel before taking him out of the arena.
The All-Star underwent an MRI Thursday to confirm the injury, and now the three-seeded Pacers will have to do the rest without him. That will be a major task, as Oladipo leads the team with 19.2 points per game. The Pacers did improve a bit without Oladipo on the floor compared to last season, where they went 0-6 without him. The shooting guard did miss 11 games earlier this season, and Indiana went 7-4 in those contests while he dealt with a sore right knee in November and December. The Pacers' win over the Raptors on Wednesday was their third in a row and first in the past six contests over the East leaders.
Indiana's first test without Oladipo will come on Saturday night when they visit the struggling Memphis Grizzlies.
