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http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports....-surgery-because-his-knees-have-no-cartilage/Well, good news Blazers fans ? Brandon Roy doesn?t need surgery on his sore knees.
The bad news is, well, the reason he doesn?t need surgery, as reported by Jason Quick at the Oregonian.
There?s no meniscus left to operate on in Roy?s left knee.That?s just sad news, because when healthy Roy is one of the most dynamic, athletic, exciting players in the league. And he is never going to be quite right. We should all feel a little robbed by that.
?Nah. None. Not in my right, either,? Roy said Friday.
The reason Roy?s knee has been swelling up regularly, to the point where it has already been drained twice by Blazers? doctor Don Roberts this season, is because there is no cartilage to absorb the pounding associated with running and jumping.
?The problem is bone-on-bone there,? Roy said. ?Dr. Roberts calls it ?arthritic knee.? It?s just something I?m going to have to deal with for the rest of my career.?
There are things Portland?s medical staff can do to keep him on the floor ? anti-inflammatory medications, rest ? but he will not be the same old guy. The current one is still a good player, one who can take the Blazers a long way. But it will not be the same.
wow.. hope he recovers from this. Would be sad to see another penny hardaway, Grant Hill, etc situation.