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Knee Will Cost Oden Season

Trail Blazers rookie out 6-12 months after microfracture surgery

By Caroline Zimmerman,  Newser User

Posted Sep 13, 2007 3:54 PM CDT
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(Newser) – The top pick in the NBA draft will likely spend the 2007-08 season on the bench after exploratory surgery on Greg Oden's right knee revealed cartilage damage, ESPN.com reports. The Portland Trail Blazers' 7-footer will spend eight weeks off after surgeons fixed the problem today with microfracture surgery, but it could take a year for Oden to recover fully.

It's a disappointment, but a team executive said the Blazers' future remains "incredibly bright." On his blog, Oden says he had been experiencing knee pain for a month, but kept quiet about it at first. "I would like for me to be playing and not seem like I'm a high-maintenance player, but things just keep on popping up," Oden wrote.

Ohio State's Greg Oden takes questions in the interview room after being selected by the Portland Trail Blazers as the No. 1 overall pick in the first round of the NBA Draft on in this June 28, 2007 file photo. The Blazers say Oden will likely miss the 2007-08 season...
Ohio State's Greg Oden takes questions in the interview room after being selected by the Portland Trail Blazers as the No. 1 overall pick in the first round of the NBA Draft on in this June 28, 2007 file...   (Associated Press)
** FILE *8 Greg Oden gestures to several thousand cheering Portland Trail Blazers fans during a rally in Portland, Ore., in this June 29, 2007 file photo, the day after the team picked him in the NBA draft. The Blazers say Oden will likely miss the 2007-08 season as a...
** FILE *8 Greg Oden gestures to several thousand cheering Portland Trail Blazers fans during a rally in Portland, Ore., in this June 29, 2007 file photo, the day after the team picked him in the NBA...   (Associated Press)
Portland Trailblazers' Greg Oden looks on during the first quarter of an NBA Summer League basketball game against the Dallas Mavericks at the Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas in this July 8, 2007 file photo. The Trail Blazers say Oden will likely miss the 2007-08 season as a result of...
Portland Trailblazers' Greg Oden looks on during the first quarter of an NBA Summer League basketball game against the Dallas Mavericks at the Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas in this July 8, 2007 file photo....   (Associated Press)
Portland Trail Blazers center Greg Oden poses for photographs during the 2007 NBA rookie photo shoot Friday, July 27, 2007 in Tarrytown. N.Y. Oden was the No.1 overall pick on the 2007 basketball draft. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Portland Trail Blazers center Greg Oden poses for photographs during the 2007 NBA rookie photo shoot Friday, July 27, 2007 in Tarrytown. N.Y. Oden was the No.1 overall pick on the 2007 basketball draft....   (Associated Press)
Ohio State's Greg Oden takes questions in the interview room after being selected by the Portland Trail Blazers as the No. 1 overall pick in the first round of the NBA Draft Thursday June 28, 2007 in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)
Ohio State's Greg Oden takes questions in the interview room after being selected by the Portland Trail Blazers as the No. 1 overall pick in the first round of the NBA Draft Thursday June 28, 2007 in...   (Associated Press)
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