Blazers Edge (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
More photos » by Rich Pedroncelli - AP Browse more photos » It's no secret any more: John Hollinger's numbers love the Blazers. A weak opening schedule, large margin of victories and a slow-down style that encourages efficient play have combined to shoot the Blazers up to 3rd place on Hollinger's power rankings . Like last year, the Blazers again find themselves in the upper echelon of...
Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
Injuries are mounting for the Portland Trail Blazers. They lost key role player Nicolas Batum before the start of the season due to surgery to repair a torn labrum in his right shoulder. And today proved to be a bit further freakish for the team. Jerryd Bayless, after a Saturday shoot around, turned his left [...]
Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
News broke out yesterday from The Oregonian’s Jason Quick that Brandon Roy is unhappy with his role in the blazers new starting lineup. He is concerned that his role has been reduced and relegated to the one Nicolas Batum, Martell Webster and Travis Outlaw all share. Less ball control, less of an impact role on [...]
FIBA (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
GENEVA (FIBA World Basketball) - This week on FIBA World Basketball: Toronto Raptors new man Hedo Turkoglu discusses playing for Turkey, his love for his homeland as well as letting us in on the magic of playing in last season’s NBA finals in a special feature on Blazers forward Nicolas Batum, France coach Vincent Collet discusses ...
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
Portland Trail Blazers forward Nicolas Batum underwent surgery Friday to repair a torn labrum in his right shoulder.
Bust a Bucket (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
Press release on Batum's surgery, when's the last time a professional athlete had unsuccessful surgery? Just curious. BATUM UNDERGOES SHOULDER SURGERY PORTLAND, Ore. - Trail Blazers forward Nicolas Batum underwent successful surgery to repair a torn labrum in his right shoulder, the Portland Trail Blazers announced today. Dr. Neal ElAttrache performed the surgery at the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic...
FIBA (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
PORTLAND (2010 FIBA World Championship) – France will be keeping their fingers crossed that all goes well for Nicolas Batum following the Portland Trail Blazers’ announcement that the young forward is to have a shoulder operation. The 21-year-old, a key member of the French team that finished fifth at the EuroBasket in Poland to qualify for ...
Blog Town, PDX (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
I think you can see the exact moment where Batum tore his labrum. Turns out that French people are not made of Adamantium and they cannot instantly regenerate their muscles—I had them confused with Wolverine—so that means that young Nicolas Batum will miss 3-5 months following surgery for a torn right labrum. Congratulations Martell Webster, you now get to start. Congratulations Travis...
SI.com (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Portland Trail Blazers forward Nicolas Batum will undergo surgery on his right shoulder to repair torn cartilage.
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
Portland Trail Blazers forward Nicolas Batum will have surgery to repair a torn labrum in his right shoulder, the team announced on Monday.
TrueHoop (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
By Henry Abbott The Blazers were set to open the season with far too many small forwards -- Nicolas Batum started on last year's 54-win team, ex-starter Martell Webster is back from injury, Travis Outlaw has closed a lot of games. But, as general managers will tell you, you never know what's going to happen. And something happened! Batum, the team has announced, is set to have shoulder surgery to...
Bust a Bucket (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
According to a source and 95.5 The Game, Nicolas Batum's lingering shoulder injury has become more serious. He'll have surgery to repair a torn labrum which has been a problem for a while now. There's no timetable for a return yet, but I worry that it's the whole season. This is one of the main reasons the current Blazer team has so much depth. Just in case someone gets injured. It's a blow to the...
Bust a Bucket (Free subscription) | 10/17/2009
Another press release, Blazers exercise options on four Blazers: PORTLAND, Ore. - The Portland Trail Blazers exercised their fourth-year option on center Greg Oden and third-year options on the contracts of guard/forward Rudy Fernandez, forward Nicolas Batum and guard Jerryd Bayless. The moves, announced today by General Manager Kevin Pritchard, keep all four players under contract through the 2010-11...
Sactown Royalty (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
More photos » by Don Ryan - AP Using only telepathy, Sacramento Kings guard Kevin Martin, left, attempts to convince Portland Trail Blazers forward Nicolas Batum, from France, that a Great Horned owl is preparing to attack during the first quarter of a NBA preseason basketball game in Portland, Ore., Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009. (AP Photo/Don Ryan) Browse more photos » "The time has come."...
The FanHouse - NBA (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
by Elie Seckbach Filed under: Trail Blazers , NBA Videos , FanHouse Exclusive Elie Seckbach, the Embedded Correspondent, brings his exclusive video reporting to FanHouse. Check back regularly for more videos. The Portland Trail Blazers are one of the most exciting teams in the NBA . They are more than ready to make a splash this upcoming season. In this FanHouse exclusive, we talk to Greg Oden , Rudy...
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