Joel Freeland Out 2-3 Weeks With Ankle Injury

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

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blazer injury bug...

by Sheedwasright on Jan 13, 2012 10:16 AM PST reply actions

step 1: Acquire immense Eurostash
step 2: Sacrifice
step 3: Keep Blazers healthy

"If I had a dime for every basket I made today, you'd still suck!" - from the book 'John Dies @ the End'

by sammymohawk on Jan 13, 2012 10:55 AM PST up reply actions 2 recs

the claver pick finally makes sense..

by Jpar on Jan 13, 2012 1:26 PM PST up reply actions

Basketball: The Gathering?

“Place one European Draft Pick in the graveyard…”

In theory, theory and practice are the same. In practice they're not.

by conspirator5 on Jan 14, 2012 12:29 PM PST up reply actions

Bring Freeland to the Land of the Free 2013!

I don't always root for an NBA franchise, but when I do, I prefer the Portland Trail Blazers.

by Oh. Em. Gee. on Jan 13, 2012 10:44 AM PST via mobile reply actions

So that means he'll miss, what, 3 or 4 games?

by LaughingJon on Jan 13, 2012 12:09 PM PST reply actions

Sprained Ankle? 15-20 Days?

Come on! By recent Blazer standards that’s not a serious injury. That’s nothing. Get back to me when he is rehabbing for months…falls in the shower, suffers mysterious setbacks, and/or suddenly announces his retirement.

"Mother Nature started this fight, I think it's about time we ended it!"

by Krang on Jan 13, 2012 3:32 PM PST reply actions