Oladipo added to Team LeBron for 2018 NBA All-Star Game
Oladipo, in his fifth season in the NBA, will be a reserve in the Feb. 18 game held in Los Angeles. It's Oladipo's first All-Star selection.
Indiana Pacers guard Victor Oladipo will join Team LeBron for the 2018 NBA All-Star Game.
Oladipo, who got a well-deserved invite to the NBA All-Star Game on Tuesday, will join starters DeMarcus Cousins, Anthony Davis, Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and reserves LaMarcus Aldridge, Bradley Beal, Kevin Love, Kristraps Porzingis, John Wall and Russell Westbrook.
Oladipo, in his fifth season in the NBA, will be a reserve in the Feb. 18 game held in Los Angeles. It's Oladipo's first All-Star selection.
Under a new All-Star Game format that replaces the traditional matchup between conferences, two captains will choose the rosters from the pool of players voted as starters and reserves. The captains for the 2018 game are LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers and Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors, the starter from each conference who received the most fan votes in his conference.
Oladipo previously participated in NBA All-Star Weekend in 2014 as part of the Rising Stars Challenge, and in 2015 as part of the Rising Stars Challenge and the Slam Dunk Contest.
“While this is a great individual honor, I share it with my ‘team’: my teammates, coaches, the entire Pacers organization, our great fans, my family and my friends,” said Oladipo. “I feel extremely blessed and humbled to be with the Pacers and I’m thankful to them for believing in me. I will represent everyone with great pride.”
Oladipo is the 13th Pacers player to be named to the All-Star team (Don Buse, Billy Knight, Reggie Miller, Detlef Schrempf, Rik Smits, Dale Davis, Jermaine O’Neal, Brad Miller, Ron Artest, Danny Granger, Roy Hibbert and Paul George are the others).
