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Post subject: The Costliest Injuries In Sports
 Posted: Nov 03, 2008 - 08:11 PM PST
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When Greg Oden sprained his right foot in the Portland Trail Blazers' Oct. 27 season opener, fans and management surely cringed. The young center--who the Blazers signed to a two-year, $8 million contract during the summer of 2007 after drafting him No. 1 overall out of Ohio State--was already coming off a major knee injury that cost him his entire rookie year.
Perhaps the Blazers, already having coughed up some $4 million in dead money to Oden last season, are thankful that his current foot injury will only cost $400,000 or so, assuming he's back within two to four weeks, as expected.
Because his new injury looks minor, Oden doesn't make our list of most expensive sports injuries for the year. His Portland teammate Raef LaFrentz takes the award for hauling his $12.7 million salary to the trainer's room with a shoulder injury, most likely out for the season. Right behind him: Washington's Gilbert Arenas, a high-scoring forward making over $11 million annually who's expected to miss about half the year following knee surgery.
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Corey
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Post subject: RE: The Costliest Injuries In Sports
Posted: Feb 08, 2009 - 12:24 PM PST
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He may as well be the next Bowie. I always said that they should have picked Durant instead.
Oden mobility just looks limited. I don't think he can keep up with the premier big men in this league like Howard, Amare, Yao and Bynum. |
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