It looked like the first day of training camp. Twenty-six media members showed up for the Pacers' practice at St. Vincent Center on Tuesday, filling the waiting area outside the gymnasium. But they were there for one reason and one reason only: to speak with Victor Oladipo, who makes his long-awaited and much-hyped return on Wednesday against Chicago.
Indirectly, that's a potential problem for a team that has benefited from outstanding chemistry so far this season, compiling a 30-17 record that ties it for fifth place in the Eastern Conference, 2 1/2 games back of second. Will all the attention suddenly directed toward one player bruise egos?