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Joel Freeland Out 2-3 Weeks With Ankle Injury
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Meru noted in the FanShots this week that International Portland Trail Blazers big man Joel Freeland, currently starring for Unicaja Malaga in Spain's ACB league, suffered a serious ankle injury.
Brother Wendell Maxey writes on RIdiculousUpside.com that the injury is expected to keep Freeland out for 2-3 weeks.
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Joel Freeland - who plays for Unicaja Malaga in the ACB Spanish league and remains the draft property of the Blazers - will miss the next 15 to 20 days of action with a sprained right ankle the team announced today. Freeland is averaging 14.3 points and 7.3 rebounds per game as Unicaja's leading scorer.
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Blazers Acting GM Chad Buchanan said recently that Portland will "look hard" at importing Freeland this summer.
-- Ben Golliver | benjamin.golliver | Twitter

