Greg Oden underwent microfracture surgery number two on his left knee and his third overall. It’s really not looking good for him right now. He says he has no plans to retire, he is just 24, after all, but it’s tough to imagine him making it back from this. While it is unfortunate that Oden has met yet another setback when it comes to his health, I find it troubling that Oden’s injury immediately brings on a fresh onslaught of the dreaded “B” word.
I realize the Trailblazers picked Oden at the expense of drafting Kevin Durant, but I still think it’s unfair to label him a bust. Perhaps it’s splitting hairs, but I have trouble calling someone a bust due to unavoidable injuries. Oden, by all accounts, has worked hard to be a professional basketball player, but through no fault of his own, has suffered injury after injury. He isn’t Jay Williams blowing out his knee by crashing a motorcycle, his injuries came during his line of work.
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