The Cleveland Cavaliers had all but sealed the deal for Paul George when Kevin Pritchard pulled the trigger on a different trade that brought in Victor Oladipo and Domantas Sabonis to the Indiana Pacers.
Soon after, Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert said, “I will say Indiana could have done better than they did.”
Victor Oladipo did not take those comments lightly. When asked about it after Game 1, the Pacers star said it served as motivation for him.
“No… I already had fuel… You could say it added fuel to the fire, I guess you could say.