Victor Oladipo out indefinitely after suffering facial injury

  • 10/24/2014 10:44 am in

Orlando Magic guard and former Indiana star Victor Oladipo is out indefinitely after suffering a facial fracture in practice on Thursday, OrlandoMagic.com writer John Denton reported on Friday.

Oladipo has missed the entire NBA preseason after suffering a sprained MCL in his right knee and was hoping to play in tonight’s preseason game against the Dallas Mavericks before suffering the injury.

The injury is being described as a cut and bone break on right side of his face below the eye. He now faces facial surgery on Saturday, with no return timetable set.

Last season, Oladipo finished second in the NBA Rookie of the Year voting after averaging 13.8 points, 4.1 assists and 4.1 rebounds and 1.6 steals per game for the Magic.

The former Indiana guard was selected No. 2 overall in the 2013 NBA draft after an explosive junior season in which he was named a first team All-American and Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year after he set the IU single-season steals record with 78.

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