Vic Oladipo shares message with Pacers fans, teammates from his hospital bed following knee surgery



The Indiana Pacers and their fans quickly saw the 2018-19 NBA season flash before their eyes last week when they lost guard Victor Oladipo for the remainder of the season due to a ruptured quad tendon in his right leg.

On Monday evening, the 26-year-old shared a message with Pacers fans and his teammates from his hospital bed confirming the surgery was a success and he seemed very optimistic about it all despite his recent injury.



The Pacers dropped their first contest without Oladipo in Memphis on Saturday night and it doesn’t get much easier for them on Monday night as they return home for a date with the Golden State Warriors. Ahead of the game, Oladipo’s high school teammate and longtime friend, Quinn Cook, showed some love for the Pacers guard on his kicks, which he also did this past weekend against the Boston Celtics.



“This is more than basketball.”@QCook323 offers encouragement for his longtime friend and Pacers guard Victor Oladipo as he recovers from injury. pic.twitter.com/374juAPQKt — Golden State Warriors (@warriors) January 28, 2019 Quinn Cook has "VO4" written on both his shoes tonight to support former high school teammate and long-time friend, @VicOladipo. @brkicks



📸: @anthonyVslater pic.twitter.com/vGjZNFPJJX — Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) January 27, 2019

Through 36 games this season Oladipo averaged a team-high 18.8 points and 1.7 steals per game to go with 5.6 rebounds and 5.2 assists per contest.

(H/T Twitter/Pacers)