Notice TRAIL BLAZERS CENTER FESTUS EZELI UNDERGOES INJECTION IN LEFT KNEE

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    How about BGD with posts like. "His KNEES are shot. I KNEW IT..." blah...Skipped other that troll post with a quickness. hahaha
     
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    Then why didn't they recommend that he do it about six weeks ago?
     
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    So he gets the benefits from the procedure as close as possible to the start of the regular season.
     
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    How do you know they didn't?
     
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    So we have a center with knee problems. Not exactly a new experience in Rip City. I have no idea as to how serious Ezeli's knee issues are, but this is hardly another Oden scenario. He's a good player who can help the Blazers if he is healthy enough to contribute 15 to 20 minutes a night, but he's not coming here as a core piece to the Blazers' future. We have him on a reasonable contract and are only committed to 2 years. We have plenty of depth at center to cover for him if he misses games. I hope this injection helps him have a productive year, but I'm not losing any sleep over it.
     
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    Team option for season 2, no?
     
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    Right. Not much risk.
     
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    Hey, give him some credit!
     
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    It's not too late to cut him and sign Kobe.
     
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    Exactly what I was thinking. I'd love a couple of those, today.
     
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    I'm pretty sure 99% of us knew the knee problems were real when we signed him for as little as we did.

    I'm sure some will say they didn't, but they did - they just didn't want to believe the knees were shot.

    I've been waiting for this news from the day we signed him.
     
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    This actually sounds like a positive thing to me. Guys who get this treatment seem able to return to competitive sports.

    The Knicks signed Joakim Noah, knee issues and all, to 4 years/$72M.
     
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    And Mozgov got a ridic deal. Knee issues and all, I'd rather have Festus for Mozgov's deal than Mozgov. So, it's still a steal.
     
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    He is out 6 weeks and project 1st to 2nd week of October to start training with the team. In mean team he be going through grueling rehab that might get him in some type of shape.
     
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    I would like those injections with as shot as my knees are!
     
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    KP called. He said Ezeli's knees are pristine. WTF y'all talkin' about? :dunno:
     
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    Yeah. His summer workout photos showed him in piss-poor fat boy HCP-style shape.

    For real, though, I wouldn't step to Festus.
     
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    That dude could do pushups with his pecs!
     
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