On a day described at the Trail Blazers practice facility by members of the team as emotional, shocking and sad, acting general manager Chad Buchanan speaks to the media, confirming the news Brandon Roy will retire due to degenerative knees.
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December 09, 2011
Portland Trail Blazers guard Brandon Roy is planning to announce his retirement due to his ailing knees, ESPN's Chris Broussard reported on Friday.The decision could come as early as today, Broussard said.
The three-time All-Star guard admitted that his ongoing knee issues would inevitably lead to a reduced role, according to ESPN sources. Roy also noted that he did not wish...
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December 10, 2011
Brandon Roy shocked the NBA and Blazers fans when he announced yesterday that he’ll retire after the doctors told him that he can’t play basketball anymore.Coming out of Washington as one of NCAA’s top players back then, he was one of the rare ones to play four years in times when players are jumping into the pros after their first year.B-Roy had quite a success in college...
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December 10, 2011
The retirement of Brandon Roy, the health of Greg Oden and a roster laden with expiring contracts raises the specter of rebuilding.
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December 10, 2011
"My family and health are most important to me and in the end this decision was about them and my quality of life," Roy said in a statement released by the team Saturday morning.
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December 09, 2011
With multiple reports out of the Portland Trail Blazers organization that All-Star guard Brandon Roy is considering retirement, the team isn’t talking. And neither is his agent. The move was first reported by ESPN. Roy would seek a medical retirement citing his bad knees as the issue. Roy would be entering his fifth season with [...]
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December 10, 2011
SEATTLE -- More than three hours before tipoff, Brandon Roy was on the floor at the Rose Garden, jab-stepping and...
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December 09, 2011
It’s gonna be a crazy day. Several hours removed from the CP3 deal that wasn’t, another bomb shell is about to hit our basketball loving bunker. As according to Chris Broussard of ESPN, later today we can expect the retirement of Brandon Roy before the season.
For the past few seasons, former Rookie of the Year Brandon Roy has struggled with knee problems that has robbed...
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December 09, 2011
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Trail Blazers will not discuss reports that All-Star guard Brandon Roy plans to seek medical retirement because of his knees.
Roy's agent also did not respond to a request for comment on any retirement plans, first reported by ESPN.com early Friday.
Roy, a five-year veteran who helped the team shed its "Jail Blazers" reputation, has been...
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December 09, 2011
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Trail Blazers will not discuss reports that All-Star guard Brandon Roy plans to seek medical retirement because of his knees.
Roy's agent also did not respond to a request for comment on any retirement plans, first reported by ESPN.com early Friday.
Roy, a five-year veteran who helped the team shed its "Jail Blazers" reputation, has been...
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December 09, 2011
Brandon Roy went from amnesty case to potential starter to medical retirement in the matter of days this week.
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December 09, 2011
Brandon Roy's retirement, Greg Oden's knee setback and LaMarcus Aldridge's heart condition overshadow the opening of training camp for the 2011-12 Trail Blazers.
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