Wednesday Night in Bankers Life Fieldhouse, a big return was made. After 1 year and 6 days away from the game that he loved, Star guard Victor Oladipo finally made his comeback to the court and he did so in a big way. Oladipo suffered from a gruesome leg injury last January that turned out to be a ruptured quad tendon in the right knee. Wednesday night against the Bulls he found himself on the court again. he came off the bench and was on a restricted minutes limit in which only allowed for him to make a few big plays, but none bigger than the three point shot to send the game to overtime with 9.0 seconds left on the game clock. In an interview after the game Oladipo stated, “What did [Kobe] do in those moments? Why not? Y’all see what I work on. Where I shoot from. Y’all know I can make that. I know I can. The rest of the game didn’t matter. I’m just staying in the moment. I learned that from Kobe.” (Oladipo) He knew that he was the right guy to take the shot and he learned that from the recently late superstar Kobe Bryant. Oladipo finished the game with 9 points, 4 assists, 2 rebounds all in just 21 minutes of action.
Indiana Pacers guard and newcomer, Malcolm Brogdon, knew that it was going to be a huge night for the Pacers with the large anticipation of the return. “We wanted to do it for him,” claimed Brogdon post game, ” We knew how much energy was going to be in the building tonight.” (ESPN Associated Press) Teammates and fans knew the time was right for Oladipo to make a splash and that he did.
Next for The Indiana Pacers is a home game Saturday where the New York Knicks will be in town. Tip-off will be at 7:00 p.m.
Alston Bane 