The Indiana Pacers have been steadily chugging along during the 2018-19 NBA season, as the squad sits at 13-9 and in fifth place in the Eastern Conference. It’s not all good in the Hoosier State, though, as the Pacers have played essentially the last seven games without the services of All-Star guard Victor Oladipo, who is nursing a sore right knee.
Despite the lengthy absence, Oladipo has curiously never been listed as anything more than day-to-day with the injury. That all changed on Friday afternoon, as the Pacers put out a brief but troublesome statement about Oladipo’s health. The team announced that it will be without Oladipo’s services indefinitely as the issues in his knee have lingered.
“The Indiana Pacers announced Friday that Victor Oladipo will be out indefinitely as he continues to deal with a sore right knee,” the statement read. “Further updates will be provided when warranted.”
It is exceedingly odd that a player could go from day-to-day to out indefinitely, as the former indicates they picked up a knock that they need to shake off, while the later says something is wrong. Hopefully listing him as out indefinitely is nothing more than a precaution, because Oladipo is a delightful basketball player and it would be brutal if he had to miss an extended period of time.
The good news is that Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN added some details, saying that there aren’t structural issues with Oladipo’s knee.
Pacers All-Star guard Victor Oladipo (sore right knee) is still working himself back into game condition and is expected to return in the near future, league sources tell ESPN. There are no structural issues with his knee.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) November 30, 2018
The NBA’s reigning Most Improved Player, Oladipo has appeared in 16 games during the 2018-19 campaign, averaging 21.4 points, 6.6 rebounds, 4.7 assists, and 1.6 steals in 32.4 minutes per game.
