Thread: Oden out for the year

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_yl...yhoo&type=lgns

Greg Oden , the Portland Trail Blazers' No. 1 pick in the 2007 NBA Draft, will miss the 2007-2008 season after knee surgery on Thursday, two league sources told Yahoo! Sports.

Oden, the 7-footer out of Ohio State, underwent exploratory surgery on his right knee on Thursday in Vancouver. The extent of the damage was not immediately clear, but Oden, one of the most celebrated young players in years, will be lost for the season.

The Blazers are expected to make an announcement shortly.

http://sportsline.com/

BREAKING NEWS
Blazers: Oden likely to miss 2007-08 season
The Portland Trail Blazers announce that top draft pick Greg Oden will likely miss his entire rookie season after right knee surgery.

Why am I thinking of Sam Bowie and Michael Jordan right now?

Wow, microfracture surgery. I'm sure Portland fans are PUMPED.

what do you expect... he looks like he's almost 80

This is crazy. I was looking forward to the Oden era. Back to the basket players are desperately needed in this league.

-_Sf

Originally Posted by seraphim

T Back to the basket players are desperately needed in this league.

-_Sf

Are they? I liked watching Hakeem and the old school Shaq do there thing, but I don't think basketball today suffers without guys like that. Not really a big deal for me.

Basketball today is a shadow of it's former self and is barely watchable.

Originally Posted by TONGA

Basketball today is a shadow of it's former self and is barely watchable.

Don't like it? Don't watch it. Thanks.