Greg Oden

You may be able to watch the former No. 1 pick of the 2007 NBA Draft, Greg Oden, on a basketball court again in the near future. Not an NBA court though, it seems as though injuries have caused that ship to sale. There is a new option though for those who can’t compete on [...]

There isn’t a more uncomfortable position in sports than to be a considered a “bust.” Because for the rest of your life, no matter what you do, that’s how the masses will remember you. It’s unfair, but very true. You’re probably not ever going to be able to get a job with a team, or [...]

ESPN released a list of the 25 players in professional sports history who for a number of reasons whether injuries, on or off the field or court, caved to the pressures that were somewhat out of their control. You should probably not read the rest of this article if you’re a Blazers fan. The top [...]

Despite numerous setbacks due to his ailing knees, Greg Oden remains resilient and will not let go of his basketball dreams just yet. The last time we saw the former No.1 overall pick wearing an NBA jersey was with the Miami Heat for the 2013-14 season. During that time, many heavily doubted his ability to [...]

Scary thought: Playing the Heat. Scarier thought: Playing a better version of the Heat. Despite spending much of the 2013-14 regular season in cruise control, the Heat are still scary good. Naked-pictures-of-Robin-Williams scary; any-movie-starring-Jason-Bateman good. And according to NBA.com’s David Aldridge, they’re hoping to get even better: With Oden looking like he can be a [...]

Close your eyes, then pinch yourself; I promise you’re not dreaming. Greg Oden is back on the basketball court. Seriously. And he’s dunking. Seriously. Oden took the floor for the Miami Heat against the New Orleans Pelicans. It was the first time he checked into an NBA game since December of 2009. Think of all [...]

Kyrie Irving will be out 3-4 weeks with his latest shoulder injury and thus we continue to bear witness to the NBA’s version of the “Curse of Madden.” You know the curse I’m referring to, where any player who appears on the latest edition of the Madden video game franchise cover seems destined for excessive [...]

May 10, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors Greg Oden has been through a lot. He’s one of the most injury-prone athlete the NBA has ever seen. Even though he’s been the butt of many jokes, it had to be tough for him to deal with. Recently, he opened up to some of the internal struggles [...]

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June 30, 2011 – Dane Carbaugh From Blazersedge via Marc Spears of Yahoo! Sports: Blazers told Greg Oden’s management earlier this week they will tender 1 year, $8.8 mill qualifying offer to make him a restricted free agent. That’s a gigantic offer to put on Oden’s plate considering he has played in about a third [...]