Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Blazers' woes extend to clothes -- or lack thereof

Can this season get any worse for the PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS?
Judging from recent events, the only possible answer is "yes."
The team sits in fifth place in the Western Conference at 27-19, but the promise of the season has been marred by a succession of injuries.
The team is missing talismanic starting guard and leading scorer Brandon Roy, who has an injured hamstring. Backup guard Jerryd Bayless, who started in Roy's place, has since injured his left ankle.
Other players on the injured list for the Blazers include Travis Outlaw (left foot), Nicolas Batum (right shoulder), Joel Przybilla (right knee) and
GREG ODEN (left knee, pictured).
Oden has other concerns, too.
Last night,
Oden apologized for nude photos that have surfaced on the Internet. Oden said the pictures were taken with his cell phone and sent to a former girlfriend little more than a year ago.
Of course, they somehow found their way onto the Internet.
The season now goes -- incredibly -- from bad to worse for Oden, out for this season after fracturing his left kneecap during a game against the Houston Rockets on Dec. 5.
The 7-foot center was the No. 1 pick in the 2007 NBA draft and averaged 11.1 points and 8.5 rebounds in 21 starts this season.
Oden
missed his rookie season after have microfracture surgery on his right knee, so he knows about misfortune.
Trail Blazers fans such as myself are well-versed in it as well.

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