Court Report: Andray Blatche’s shoulder has him shaking his head

Andray Blatche left the Wizards Thursday to see a specialist in New York regarding his ailing right shoulder. What is most troubling here is that Blatche first injured his shoulder on March 8 of last season. He missed 10 games before returning and closing out the season with a strong April (23.6 points, 51% FG, 10.3 boards, 2.1 steals, 1.3 blocks) and the assumption at the time was that it was well behind him. There was even an added touch of optimism surrounding Blatche when reports surfaced that he was staying in shape and organizing private workouts with his teammates during the lockout. But then Blatche admitted that he had to roll back his summer workouts when his shoulder starting bothering him again - "it comes and goes" - and then he said it was "about 75, 80 percent" in early December. But there were no expectations of missed games through camp, and all signs pointed to his being ready to roll when the season started. It's been all bad since - the Wi...