Indiana Pacers star Victor Oladipo will not play in the NBA season’s restart later this month in Disney World, he told The Athletic’s Shams Charania.
Oladipo said he “can’t get my mind to be fully comfortable in playing.” He returned in January after recovering from a torn quad tendon suffered nearly a year prior, an injury that requires about two years to fully return from. And the unique aspects of a shortened season conclusion and playoffs after a pandemic-forced hiatus could put his rehabilitation backward. He appeared in 13 games before the league went on hiatus in March.