The last time Victor Oladipo spoke on a …

The last time Victor Oladipo spoke on a conference call was one year ago, and the similarities are striking. Last spring, he joined a conference call with local reporters after having surgery to repair a ruptured right quad tendon and choosing to rehab in Miami. COVID-19 has been deja vu, in a sense, because Oladipo can rehab and work out on his own, but like it was from Jan. 23, 2019, to Jan. 29, 2020, the game has been taken from him. This time, he was inside his Orlando home as he struck a positive, optimistic chord.