It seems to be a not-so-well-kept secret that Victor Oladipo wants to get out of Indiana.
According to a new report, Oladipo was overtly asking players on other teams if it was alright if he came to play with them next season. He was not shy about it either. He’d ask the other players in front of his teammates in the middle of a game, J. Michael of the Indy Star reports.
He reportedly asked players from the Raptors, Heat and Knicks if he could play with them next season.
“It happened vs. the Toronto Raptors. It happened vs. the Miami Heat. It happened vs. the New York Knicks.
“Can I come play with y’all?” Or some iteration of that puzzling statement.
That’s what Victor Oladipo said — in front of Indiana Pacers teammates — increasing the agitation with the star guard in the locker room, three league sources with direct knowledge of the situation told IndyStar. Aaron Turner, Oladipo’s agent, didn’t respond to requests for comment.”
Welp. Looks like his days in Indiana could be numbered. Oladipo said that he doesn’t want to necessarily leave Indiana on an Instagram Live session with Fat Joe, but said he just wants to win.
And, look, everyone understands that. NBA careers are finite. These guys can’t play forever and have limited windows for winning championships.
But, still, this is sort of rude. Plus, yo, the KNICKS?! Really, Vic? The Raptors and the Heat are fine. But the Knicks are the Knicks.
Twitter was really confused by this. They had lots of Knicks jokes.
the raptors, sure. the heat, yes. but oladipo also asked the knicks if he could play with them?????? who do you even say that to on the knicks with a straight face?? mitchell robinson??? i am worried about this man
— haley o'shaughnessy (@HaleyOSomething) November 12, 2020
everybody pray for Victor Oladipo, ain’t nothing wrong with him he just wants to play for the Knicks https://t.co/vwZiOTdwgV
— Artūras Karnišovas Fan Club (@arturasfanclub) November 12, 2020
No one:
No one at all:
Absolutely no one:Victor Oladipo to the Knicks: Aye can I come play with y’all ?
Victor Oladipo teammates: pic.twitter.com/yK8B1DWXQU— Laugh Entertainment (@Laughent21) November 12, 2020
oladipo rather play for the knicks then the pacers? pic.twitter.com/NfBVPcETZ8
— alex🧪(5-3) (@_Wlex) November 12, 2020
Victor Oladipo is prepared to literally hitchhike out of Indiana if he's asking players on the KNICKS if he can play there lmfao
— Ti Windisch (@TiWindisch) November 12, 2020
Victor Oladipo: "Can I come play for the Knicks?"
Everybody: pic.twitter.com/g9wIFXhdXt
— Philip 👺 (@phrrp) November 12, 2020
It’s also clear that, if this is true, Oladipo is absolutely fed up with the Pacers. Because that’s the ONLY way you could ever want to actually play for the Knicks.
Victor Oladipo’s situation explained pic.twitter.com/RUy9oASyaR
— In & Out Of Context NBA (@InOutNBA) November 12, 2020
Oladipo teammates looking at him when he said that pic.twitter.com/ZaEbgHIgpb
— Paulos Yoseph (@yosephpaulos) November 12, 2020
Sheesh. What a mess. Hopefully, for everyone’s sake, this doesn’t end too terribly. With the way things are going, though, it’s hard to see how it doesn’t.
