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Greg Oden's radio comments raise eyebrows
YouNewsTV?Story Published: Jul 17, 2008



NBA player Greg Oden arrives at the ESPYs Awards on Wednesday July 16, 2008 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)

By Katy Brown and KATU Web Staff Video LAS VEGAS - Is Greg Oden finally ready to start for the Blazers or isn't he?

That's the question after a comment by Oden himself has some wondering whether he's really healthy.

Greg Oden did a series of interviews Wednesday in Los Angeles and repeatedly said he is ready to play.

But in an interview with ABC Radio the same day, he also made a comment about his health that is, understandably, raising a few eyebrows.

"I would say I'm in the 80s percent-wise healthy," he said. "I won't be back to 100 percent - not this year, not next year. It's going to take some time and I'm ready to play."

Won't be 100 percent? Even next year?

According to the Trail Blazers, Greg Oden's surgically repaired knee couldn't be better.

"What we do know, and the facts state, is that we feel like his rehab has gone fantastic," said Trail Blazers General Manager Kevin Pritchard. "He's moved in a great direction. The knee looks great. There's no swelling. He's got full range of motion. His leg is now completely as strong as his other leg."

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