Christian Wood out tonight with excused absence
Jonathan Feigen: Christian Wood is out for the Rockets with an excused absence but still dealing with the sprained ankle. Rockets starters: Wall, Oladipo, Tate, Tucker and Cousins.
Victor Oladipo Rumors
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Position: G
Born: 05/04/92
Height: 6-4 / 1.93
Weight:213 lbs. / 96.6 kg.
Salary: $21,000,000
Born: 05/04/92
Height: 6-4 / 1.93
Weight:213 lbs. / 96.6 kg.
Salary: $21,000,000
Victor Oladipo held a funeral for injured knee
On the eve of his 2020-21 NBA preseason finale in December, Victor Oladipo participated in a funeral for his injured knee. The service was held to say goodbye to an injury mindset, which was weighing on the two-time All-Star guard’s pursuit of fully recovering from a ruptured quad tendon in his right knee that required surgery in 2019.
“I was feeling better, but my mind was so used to protecting me — and being hesitant because of my leg — that I had created a habit of doing that,” Oladipo told ESPN. “And burying my injury and letting myself know that I’m healed, I’m stronger than ever before, it gave me the courage, the strength to actually go out there and perform and not think about the leg. Not defer as much. That was definitely huge for my process, especially my mental health process.”
“Today I am burying everything related to my torn quad. I am burying and letting go of everything. I’m letting go of tearing my quad and the injury that happened. I’m letting go of being one of three people to ever get the injury,” Oladipo wrote in his letter. “I’m letting go of all the negativity surrounding the fact that I’m one of three people and the youngest to get it. I am letting go of ‘My knee might not be strong enough to do everything I want on the basketball court.’ I’m letting go of hoping that my knee is strong enough so I can be an All-Star.”
Kelly Iko: Silas says today was the first time that John Wall and Victor Oladipo shared the floor. Adds that it looked good for the first time. “They’re both willing to work with each other, they’re happy to be together.”
Eddie Sefko: Kristaps Porzingis (knee maintenance) will not play tonight vs. Houston, the fifth game in seven nights for the Mavericks. Victor Oladipo out for Rockets for load management. Rick Carlisle says he’s doing exceptionally well.
Salman Ali: Stephen Silas on holding out Victor Oladipo: “The long-term health of Vic is most important and that’s how we’re approaching it with all of our guys.”
