The Portland Trail Blazers sent out the following injury update on power forward LaMarcus Aldridge... ---------------------------- LaMarcus Aldridge's MRI is negative for tear or cartilage damage. He does have a hip contusion and is listed as probable for Thursday's game vs. Boston. ---------------------------- This comes after a morning report that his X-rays came back negative as well. A contusion is essentially a bruise. The fact that he's already listed as "probable" 48 hours before gametime is a positive sign. -- Ben Golliver | benjamin.golliver@gmail.com | Twitter