Stop me if you’ve heard this before. Greg Oden is having another knee surgery Monday, his fifth.
This procedure, done in Vail, Colorado, is to “remove debris” from his left knee. Oden had the same surgery on his right knee just 17 days ago.
Except things changed once inside.
“Initially, Greg was undergoing a procedure similar to the one he had a couple of weeks ago to have debris cleared from his right knee,” said Acting General Manager Chad Buchanan said in a team statement. “However, once the doctors were inside Greg’s left knee, they unfortunately found articular surface damage and determined microfracture was necessary.”
After microfracture surgery, it’s safe to say the former Lawrence North star, and current Trailblazer will be out the rest of the season. And his chance at being an effective NBA player has to be slim.
“This is not the news we were hoping for Greg or the organization,” said Trail Blazers President Larry Miller. “It’s hard to put into words the heartbreak for everyone involved, but especially for Greg. He’s a young man who has experienced a great number of physical challenges in his playing career and today is yet another significant setback for him. We have a lot of empathy for Greg and his family during this difficult time.”
A sad story, for a guy that was dominant in high school, missed maybe one practice, and led the Wildcats to three straight 4A state championships with Mike Conley.
The first pick in the 2007 draft was suppose to be the next big man. He was suppose to be the face of the Portland Trailblazers. And he was suppose to lead Portland to the top in the Western Conference.
None of that happened. It’s Oklahoma City — led by Kevin Durant who was taken No. 2 in that draft — that is atop the West.
Oden hasn’t played in an NBA game since December 5, 2009 and has now missed three entire seasons in his career.
Fortunately for Oden, he left after one year at Ohio St and has earned millions in his injury-riddled NBA career.
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