Pacers assign Oladipo to Mad Ants for practice; Johnson, Sampson and Sumner return

As he continues to progress toward a return to game action, Victor Oladipo is practicing with the Fort Wayne Mad Ants again. The Indiana Pacers have not had consecutive days off since November 19-22 and host the Los Angeles Lakers Tuesday night at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, so joining the club's G League affiliate allows him to go through a more intense practice than he would have with the NBA team.

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As expected, the Pacers also announced Tuesday that guard Edmond Sumner and forwards Alize Johnson and JaKarr Sampson have rejoined the team after playing in the Mad Ants' 125-124 win over the Wisconsin Herd on Monday night. Sampson, who is working his way back into game shape after missing time with a sore back, scored a team-leading 24 points with 11 rebounds over 29 minutes. Johnson also posted a double-double, collecting 20 points and 13 rebounds over 38 minutes, while Sumner had 17 points, five rebounds and three assists in 27 minutes.