ok now the seasons over In the postgame locker room, Roy could not lift his left arm over his shoulder after dinging it in the fourth quarter. After missing a layup, he got tangled with a Dallas player while wrestling for the ball and "tweaked" it. Roy said he was told it was "loose," and he was in noticeable pain down the stretch and after the game, but said he would try to play versus the Spurs. He planned to take some anti-inflammatory medication to help his shoulder in the short-term and expects to undergo a magnetic resonance imagining when the team returns to Portland on Thursday. "It hurts," he said, "But we have to wait and see. I'll know more in the morning." But it will not take anymore time to realize this: After a season full of adversity and injuries, the Blazers continue to show resolve and grit.
They had better not fuck this up. If his shoulder is hurt then don't fuck around and have him play on it like Batum did.
I just sent the Blazers an email with my basketball resume. I figure at the rate we are blowing through players I might have a shot to make the roster in a week or two.
It says he'll probably play tomorrow, and evaluate the shoulder with an MRI after getting to Portland. Might not be too serious.
As much as we NEED Brandon...and as much as one more victory on this road trip would do for team spirits (not to mention our playoff hopes). You sit his arse down tomorrow against the Spurs - and you get him an MRI a.s.a.p. If he misses two weeks - so be it. But if the Blazers take this chance! Then fire the training staff, fire KP - shit, fire everyone! When does the incompetence cease?
