Blazers' Oden fractures left patella; likely out for season
Saturday, December 5 | 9:48 p.m.
BY BRIAN T. SMITH
COLUMBIAN STAFF WRITER
Portland Trail Blazers center Greg Oden fractured the patella in his left
knee during a game against the Houston Rockets on Saturday night at the Rose
Garden. Oden will undergo surgery, and is likely out for the season, the team
said.
Oden injured his knee while attempting to defend a layup attempt by Houston
Rockets guard Aaron Brooks. Oden immediately fell to the ground after
colliding with Brooks, grabbed his knee, and began writhing in pain.
Blazers' Brandon Roy, Steve Blake, Martell Webster and LaMarcus Aldridge
hovered around Oden while he was attended to by medical staff members, and
the Rose Garden crowd chanted his name on several occasions.
Oden's injury came with 7 minutes, 45 seconds left in the first quarter, and
he stayed on the floor for eight minutes. A stretcher was then wheeled out
and Oden was carried off the court.
"I’m obviously disappointed having worked so hard to get where I was," Oden
said in a team-released statement. "This is a setback, but I’ll be back.
"It’s in God’s hands now. I want to thank the fans, my teammates and
everyone in the Blazers family for all of their good thoughts."
Oden came into Saturday's game averaging 11.7 points, 8.8 rebounds and 2.4
blocks per contest, while shooting 60.5 percent from the field.
The Blazers center recorded a career-high 20 rebounds in Portland's 107-100
home loss to the Miami Heat on Dec. 1, and he was playing the best basketball
of his career before the injury.
Oden left Saturday's game with three rebounds in four minutes of play.
Oden was chosen by the Blazers with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2007 NBA
Draft. He missed his first year due to microfracture surgery on his right
knee and struggled with injuries during an inconsistent rookie season.
Update: Oden has left the main Rose Garden area and will undergo an MRI on
his left knee, according to two sources.
Update: (8:02 p.m.) Oden has been brought to the Rebound Orthopedic facility,
which is located in the Rose Quarter, according to a Rose Garden medical
staff member.
Update: (8:15 p.m.) The Blazers will hold a post-game press conference with
general manager Kevin Pritchard and coach Nate McMillan.
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