C Greg Oden (Portland Trailblazers)

[Oh8ch]

Out for the year.

Oden lost for season - NBA - Yahoo! Sports

This is why you can't dog the kids that leave early.

[jwinslow]

[OSU_Buckguy]

[muffler dragon]

FOX Sports on MSN - NBA - Oden likely to miss 2007-08 season

Blazers fans may have to wait a little longer to see Greg Oden in action.

According to a release on the team's web site, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2007 NBA Draft is likely to miss the 2007-08 season after exploratory arthroscopic surgery revealed cartilage damage to the Ohio State star's right knee.

"Greg had an arthroscopy and a micro fracture surgery today," said team physician Dr. Don Roberts, who performed the surgery. "He was found to have articular cartilage damage in his right knee. The area of injury was not large and we were able to treat it with micro fracture, which stimulates the growth of cartilage. There are things about this that are positive for Greg. First of all he is young. The area where the damage was is small and the rest of his knee looked normal. All those are good signs for a complete recovery from micro fracture surgery."
According to the release, Oden is expected to be on crutches for up to eight weeks. Recovery for micro fracture surgery generally takes between six and 12 months for full recovery. "Certainly this is a setback, but our future is still incredibly bright," said Trail Blazers General Manager Kevin Pritchard. "Is it disappointing? Yes. However, this is a great core of talent and players of strong character and will continue to be."

Continued.

Well...

This sucks.

[Ginn4Heisman]

Originally Posted by Oh8ch

Out for the year.

Oden lost for season - NBA - Yahoo! Sports

This is why you can't dog the kids that leave early.

exactly.. hurts that franchise but helps him and his family out.


Blazers will be back in the lottery next season..

[Big Papa]

That's awful for Greg. Bet he is thanking God that he decided to leave for the Draft when he did. Hopefully he makes a speedy and full recovery.

[OH10]

Sad for Oden. I really wanted to see him come out and have a strong rookie season to shut up the talking heads (Bill Simmons). Now this just adds a gallon of kerosene to the fire.

[BuckeyeTillIDie]

This is terrible to hear. These constant injuries are a bit concerning. I hope they are just flukes and won't be a constant plague on him.

[OCBucksFan]

[exhawg]

The Blazers have it worse than the Browns. Their first "there's always next year," is before the season even starts. If they do bomb again they will basically have two first round draft picks next season.

[tibor75]

Originally Posted by exhawg

The Blazers have it worse than the Browns. Their first "there's always next year," is before the season even starts. If they do bomb again they will basically have two first round draft picks next season.

yep. Remember, the best thing that ever happened to the Spurs was David Robinson's season long injury in the late 90s.

[studepaber]

Oden lost for season - NBA - Yahoo! Sports

That sucks, even though I'm not the biggest fan of the NBA I wanted to see what impact he would have.

[Big Papa]

Deja Vu??

[akronbuck]

feel sorry that I can't watch him play this year but, happy he went pro for the money. He is also, that medical stuff has improved so much that he'll be ready to go next year not like another Bowie or an injured playing walton

[SanAntonioBuck]

Originally Posted by studepaber

Oden lost for season - NBA - Yahoo! Sports

That sucks, even though I'm not the biggest fan of the NBA I wanted to see what impact he would have.

Search function works real well. Greg Oden has an official thread.