PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — With Greg Oden facing yet another knee operation that will keep him off the court for yet another season, Portland Trail Blazers coach Nate McMillan confronted the perceived curse that has hung over his oft-injured 7-foot center.
There’s a tendency to grasp for answers why Oden is injury-prone, or why former Blazers Bill Walton or more infamously Sam Bowie were, too. McMillan said the truth is that it’s merely an unfortunate coincidence.
McMillan spoke during a hastily called news conference on a stormy Wednesday night to announce that Oden would have microfracture surgery on his left knee.
It was yet another setback for the former No. 1 draft pick, who has played just 82 games since he came into the league in 2007.
