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Greg Oden’s Sad Life Has This Happy Little Moment

Found January 30, 2012 on Busted Coverage: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Greg Oden
TEAMS: Portland Trail Blazers

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Portland Trailblazers PR guru @KrisKoivisto uploaded this shot on Saturday: A happy Greg Oden rocks the 3 Goggles at Player Palooza #blazers @ Rose Garden Arena. It’s good to see Greg smiling since the last time we saw him he was frowning while standing next to some Amazonian chick wearing nipple tassels. Quick math for you today: Oden has played 82 career NBA games & has earned $21.8mm. That’s $265,853 per game. Tell that to your coworker. Filed under: Basketball
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