Blazers rookie Oden leaves first NBA game with foot injury
By J.A. Adande
ESPN.com
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Portland Trail Blazers center Greg Oden injured his right foot in the first half of the opening-night game against the Los Angeles Lakers and did not return. A Trail Blazers spokesman said Oden would have an X-ray on the foot.
Oden, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2007 draft, had microfracture surgery on his right knee in September of 2007 and missed all of last season, As of Tuesday night, exactly one year and four months after he was drafted, he has yet to score his first NBA point. He missed four field goals and two free throws in 13 minutes of play.
Could this actually be the 2008 version of Sam Bowie? For his sake, I hope not. He had looked strong in the preseason.