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Damn, poor fella. Seems like drafting a center witjh a high pick is about the riskiest thing you can do in the NBA.
Damn, poor fella. Seems like drafting a center witjh a high pick is about the riskiest thing you can do in the NBA.
Honestly, you gotta feel bad for the dude. Poor kid man, he was really coming into his own. Why can't this happen to Kevin Garnett or some other sucker?
Ugh, that ing sucks. Poor guy.
Damn, Well gotta admit he lasted alot longer then I thought he would.
Damn. Wish him the best.
Talk about a team that has no luck:
The Blazers have been beset by injuries. Starting forward Nicolas Batum needed shoulder surgery just before the opener. Fellow forward Travis Outlaw fractured his foot in mid-November and required surgery.
Forward Rudy Fernandez was out of Saturday night's game with sciatic pain and set to undergo an MRI. It was uncertain if he would be with the team on an upcoming four-game road trip starting with the Knicks on Monday.
Even coach Nate McMillan was set to undergo surgery Monday after rupturing his right Achilles' tendon during practice.
The coach was participating in practice because the team is so short-handed. He will miss the team's upcoming road trip, replaced by assistant coach Dean Demopoulos,
dont they have a lot of those first rounders in europe? cant they just call in a guy to play?
Sucks.. I'm not a Portland fan but I live in Indy and have been rooting for him and all indianapolis players to do great.. I hate to see this happen. Great guy if you ever met him.
^^Add Patrick Mills with a fracture foot and Pendergraph with hip surgery. And Maurice Lucas (coach) and Paul Allen (owner) both have cancer.
Weird.
oden just seems snake bit what a tough blow for a young player who was starting to turn the corner
Thats completely ed up.
He's a good kid. You know he feels like he's letting everyone down. Probably feels worse for the city and org. than for himself.
I want to murder parents that act like that around kids. Great parenting.
lol at the happy music on NBA.com's first half preview of the game.
Tough to find any positives to say when something horrible befells a player with so much promise. I feel for Greg Oden and the anguish he is likely going through. Hopefully we will get to see a season in which both Bynum and Oden stay healthy and do battle.
Oden" "I'm obviously disappointed having worked so hard to get to where I was," said Greg Oden. " This is a setback, but I'll be back."
"It's in God's hands now. I want to thank the fans, my teammates and everyone in the Blazers family for all of their good thoughts."
It's one thing after another... I feel sorry for him. What an unfortunate way to start a career for somebody with such high hopes riding on him. Hopefully he's able to rebound and have a complete season at some point.
Oden likely done with fractured patella
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Portland Trail Blazers center Greg Oden will likely miss the rest of the season after fracturing his left knee cap against Houston on Saturday night. Oden will undergo surgery, the Trail Blazers said.
The 7-foot center dropped to the floor clutching his left knee and grimacing after colliding with a driving Aaron Brooks midway through the first quarter.
He was almost immediately surrounded by trainers and physicians. The crowd at the Rose Garden stood and chanted "Oden! Oden!"
The game was stopped for some 7 minutes. Finally, Oden was gently moved to a stretcher and wheeled from the court. He underwent an MRI shortly thereafter. "I'm obviously disappointed having worked so hard to get to where I was. This is a setback but I'll be back. It's in God's hands now," the statement said. "I want to thank the fans, my teammates and everyone in the Blazers family for all of their good thoughts."
Oden, the No. 1 pick in the 2007 NBA draft out of Ohio State, has been plagued by injures for his entire NBA career.
The 7-footer missed rookie season after undergoing microfracture surgery on his right knee. Last season, Oden sat out six games after injuring his right foot in the season opener against the Lakers, then missed 14 games after the All-Star break with a bone chip in his left knee. He finished the season averaging 8.9 points and 7 rebounds.
Oden lost weight during the offseason and was averaging 11.7 points and 8.8 rebounds this season as a starter.
The Blazers have been beset by injuries. Starting forward Nicolas Batum needed shoulder surgery just before the opener. Fellow forward Travis Outlaw fractured his foot in mid-November and required surgery. Forward Rudy Fernandez was out of Saturday night's game with sciatic pain and set to undergo an MRI. It was uncertain if he would be with the team on an upcoming four-game road trip starting with the Knicks on Monday.
Even coach Nate McMillan was set to undergo surgery Monday after rupturing his right Achilles' tendon during practice. The coach was participating in practice because the team is so short-handed. He will miss the team's upcoming road trip, replaced by assistant coach Dean Demopoulos.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4717884
The lack of quality big men is alarming in the NBA get well Oden Blazer fans, NBa fasn and fantsy junkies will miss you!
non issue
Another angle
It sucks when players finally make it to the league and become injury-plagued glass-men. It sucks for the player, for the owners, for the league, and for the fans.
poor guy. Isnt a patella injury the same thing that happened to Livingston? We know Livingston was never the same player after that so good luck to Oden in his recovery.
it really isn't fair...Yao...Oden.
Man , he was actually doing good even though i make fun of him all the time.
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