Oden將缺席夏季聯盟剩下來的比賽 - 波特蘭拓荒者 Portland Trail Blazers

BREAKING NEWS: Oden's summer league could be over

Posted by Jason Quick July 09, 2007 19:52PM
Categories: Summer League

The Trail Blazers on Monday determined that Greg Oden could need a
tonsillectomy by the end of the week, thereby jeopardizing his availability
for the rest of the team's summer league action in Las Vegas.

A final decision has not been made - Oden said he wanted to consult his
mother first - but it appears likely that Oden will fly to Portland late this
week for surgery after he finishes presenting an award Wednesday in a taping
of the ESPYs in Los Angeles. Recovery for adults who undergo a tonsillectomy
is two weeks.

On Monday, I asked Oden to show me his tonsils, and he obliged. I was so
startled, I asked him to show me again. His tonsils are so swollen that only
a small passage way - about the size of a green grape - was evident.

"I can't even tell you ... it just hurts,'' Oden said "Right now, it's more
of a thing that they are so big, that when I'm running up and down the court,
it's hard for me to breathe. I can't get any air in there.''

It had become obvious to those around the Blazers that Oden's tonsils and his
sinus infection were affecting his play during the first two games in the
summer league. He had six points and two rebounds in the opener before being
disqualified with 10 fouls. In his second game, Oden had 13 points, five
rebounds and four blocks, while amassing nine fouls.

Oden said he agrees that his health hurt his play, mainly his stamina, but he
refused to bring it to anyone's attention, especially the media.

"There's no excuses, because I was out there playing,'' Oden said. "And if
I'm playing, I'm playing, so if I have a bad game, it's not on my tonsils,
it's on me. A lot of it is I just have to get used to this game, that's what
everyone is telling me.''

Check out Tuesday's editions of The Oregonian for more on Oden's situation.

By the way, the Blazers had two scrimmages on Monday at Durango High School
in Las Vegas - against Denver and the Los Angeles Clippers - and Oden looked
as good as he has all summer in both games. He swatted shots, dunked with
authority and drew countless fouls.

I think his performances today went a long way in the Blazers' determination
to explore having a more immediate tonsillectomy than originally planned.

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扁桃腺炎的問題困擾著Oden，使得他最近身體狀況非常不好，在比賽時甚至會呼吸困難，
所以Oden可能在星期三參加完ESPN的頒獎典禮之後飛回波特蘭進行手術，
也就是說如果他決定要手術他將不會打剩下來的夏季聯盟比賽，
而這個手術需要約兩個禮拜的時間就可以復原。

身體健康還是比較重要，比賽可以不打沒關係，
希望Oden可以手術順利，早日康復！

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