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If you haven’t seen or heard about it yet, get a better Internet provider. Due to some jilted ex-girlfriend of oft-injured Greg Oden, pictures of the Trail Blazers center taking nude pics of himself in the mirror set the Internet ablaze and now has the 1st overall pick in the 2007 draft apologizing to the RipCity faithful.

“I would like to apologize to everybody: Portland, the fans, the organization,” Oden told reporters at the Blazers practice facility. “It was very embarrassing.”

Judging by the photos, somehow I believe the female fans of Portland have already forgiven Oden for sharing.

H/N The Big Lead

If it wasn’t for bad luck, Greg Oden wouldn’t have any luck at all. For the third straight season, Oden will miss significant time with the Blazers after he fracturing his left patella versus the Rockets.

“I’m obviously disappointed having worked so hard to get to where I was. This is a setback but I’ll be back. It’s in God’s hands now,” Oden said in a statement released by the team. “I want to thank the fans, my teammates and everyone in the Blazers family for all of their good thoughts.”

The play Oden got injured on that kept him down for 7 minutes before being wheeled off on a stretcher, seemed so harmless that this injury has gotta burn Oden a tad extra.  Let’s all hope he can recover for another return.

via ESPN

If Greg Oden is trying to mirror certain aspects of Hall of Famer Patrick Ewing’s game, last night he got off to a great fabulous start. First, Joakim Noah put down a nasty Pippen like dunk in his face and then an inspired Derrick Rose went baseline with ferocity to double Oden’s pleasure.

Don’t go feeling to bad for Oden though, the Blazers blew out the Bulls 122-98 and he finished with 24 points and 12 rebounds.

See Joakim Noah’s nasty work after the jump.

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Another van glorious season of NBA basketball is about to begin and Hooped Up does a quick and dirty preview of all 30 clubs.

The Blazers made tremendous strides last year, improving by 13 wins from their ‘07-08 campaign and with the help of newly acquired Andre Miller that shouldn’t change.

Brandon Roy is a stud and the combo of LaMarcus Aldridge and Greg Oden (if healthy) forms one of the leagues better frontcourts.  The Blazers should have a top 4 finish in the west along with a deep playoff run. Happy days are here again in Portland. Read More »

If there is anybody on the Blazers roster that deserves a vacation it’s Greg Oden. After two injury plagued season in the league after being selected 1st overall in the 2007 draft, dude just needs a break and  that’s what he and his lady Candyce did in Hawaii.

I just hope Oden doesn’t surf there because with his luck he’ll get eaten by sharks with frickin’ lasers attached to there heads.

Via Blaze Of Love

After Devin Harris hit this crazy game winner from half court against the 76ers, I don’t think a week has passed by without somebody heaving and hitting an insane long distance shot. Hell, even Jimmy Kimmel is hitting shots that belong on the small school bus.

Watch as Greg Oden nails a shot from beyond 3/4 quarters court for a group of kids without breaking a sweat – or anything else.

I wonder if any of these kids go to school with any of Oden’s great grand children in Portland?

H/T to Hooped Up reader Isaac

Shaquille O’Neal aka Big Brother Center No Love, has struck again and this time Joel Pryzbilla and Greg Oden got it. Pryzbilla got it in the form a ball being thrown at him and Oden got it in the form of a fast moving Hattori Hanzō blade of words, that never leaves the side of Shaq the Shogun. Read More »

Bowie was a decent player when he was healthy, which was rare; when he retired in 1995, he held the NBA record for most games missed during a career. With Oden struggling to become fit enough to make it onto the court, and revealing himself to be something less than the second coming of Shaquille O’Neal when he does play, there is an apprehension here among once-stung Blazers fans that a mistake made a quarter-century ago again is being played out. Exacerbating the situation is the star turn being taken by Oklahoma City forward Kevin Durant, whom the Blazers considered taking with the top overall pick in 2007 before they decided on Oden. Durant is the league’s fourth-leading scorer, averaging 26 points, and is making his case as Jordan Lite. And, yes, he is well aware that some impatient fans are comparing him to Bowie. “People say that all the time,” he shrugged. “I don’t worry about it. I mean, what can I do about it? I just have to keep on playing and move on.”
Philadelphia Inquirer

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Greg Oden isn’t a happy camper these days and he’s had enough like Jennifer Lopez in that movie where she beats up that dude that was beating her up.

Note to self, remind Rhianna to rent this film and buy Graham crackers and chocolate at the market.

“These days, when Greg Oden seeks solace, he usually heads to a restaurant and looks for a table with a view and a seat for only himself. Read More »

The Blazers will get some of that old familiar Greg Oden feeling for at least 7 – 10 days. At this point, I’m only shocked when Greg Oden is healthy.

“The Blazers, after evaluating their starting center earlier in the day, announced Monday evening that Oden will miss another seven to 10 days because of his lingering left knee issues. Oden, who chipped his knee cap when he banged knees with Golden State’s Corey Maggette Feb. 12 in Oakland, has missed the Blazers’ last seven games.

According to the Blazers’ latest timeline, Oden will miss between four and six more games, which includes pivotal matchups against playoff contenders Denver, Dallas and the Los Angeles Lakers. If he sits out the maximum 10 days, Oden will return just before the team’s five-game East Coast trip later this month.”

I’d hate to say they Blazers need to trade Oden the first chance they get but, I guess I just did.

Via Oregon Live