You just have to wonder what Greg Oden has done to deserve his bad luck since arriving in the NBA after his third season was ended abruptly by a fractured kneecap over the weekend.
The top pick in the 2007 Draft missed the whole of his rookie season and another 20 games last season, but had just started to show the reasoning behind Portland picking him at No 1 with some excellent performances, including matching his career high for points with 24 against the Bulls.
Sadly, this means the previous talk of Oden being brittle will reach a crescendo, although the injury came about in freak fashion when he clashed with Houston’s Aaron Brooks attempting to go for a block.
The seven-footer will have surgery this week after an MRI scan revealed the significance of the injury and his absence will be felt badly by the Trail Blazers, who also have injury worries about LaMarcus Aldridge at the moment despite him continuing to play hurt.
