The Indiana Pacers are enjoying a successful season thus far, but that may all go to waste, as franchise cornerstone Victor Oladipo suffered what could be a season-ending knee injury during the 2nd quarter of Wednesday’s game against Toronto.
It’s pretty tough to tell what exactly happened, but it wasn’t a pleasant sight. Oladipo was unable to get up on his own power, and was thus carted off the floor in a stretcher.
Many NBA players and writers quickly offered their support:
https://twitter.com/Yg_Trece/status/1088239643823362048
https://twitter.com/DevinBook/status/1088240444062855168
https://twitter.com/RealDealBeal23/status/1088243392948174850
https://twitter.com/KingJames/status/1088244218458304512
https://twitter.com/KarlTowns/status/1088246270869688320
https://twitter.com/kylekuzma/status/1088246363844837381
https://twitter.com/CJMcCollum/status/1088246365509931008
The Pacers (31-15) currently sit 3rd in the East and were looking like conference contenders, but that is no doubt in jeopardy now.