Blazers F LaMarcus Aldridge (Left Ankle Sprain): On Active List, Says He Will Play
by Ben Golliver on Feb 18, 2012 11:34 AM PST
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PrintSaturday Night Update: The Blazers announced that LaMarcus Aldridge is on the active list tonight. Joe Freeman of The Oregonian reports Aldridge says he will play.
Saturday Update: The Portland Trail Blazers have announced that forward LaMarcus Aldridge is a game-time decision for Saturday night's game against the Atlanta Hawks.
Thursday's Post-Game Update:
Here is a string of quotes from Portland Trail Blazers forward LaMarcus Aldridge regarding his sprained left ankle made after Portland's Thursday night loss to the Los Angeles Clippers.
"Definitely going to try to do some stuff [at practice] tomorrow and see how it feels. I feel better. I'm just going to be day-to-day. I'm going to try to go tomorrow and see how I feel
"I don't want to come back too early and re-injure it and then be out longer. The big thing now is to make sure it's strong, it's stable and that I'm ready to come back.
"I'm very surprised at how fast I'm healing. When I did it I was pretty shaken up. I'm definitely happy with the progress I made. I thought I had actually broken something it was so painful. I was so caught off guard.
"I should definitely be back before [the All-Star Game]."
Click through for previous updates and video of the injury.
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Thursday Update: Portland Trail Blazers forward LaMarcus Aldridge tweets: "Getting better! Finally walking normal now without boot or crutches!"
Blazers coach Nate McMillan offered this update prior to Thursday night's game against the Los Angeles Clippers: "He's feeling a little better. Of course he's out tonight. We'll look at him again tomorrow. We're hoping he will be ready on Saturday. But day-to-day."
Wednesday Update: Brian Wheeler of Blazers Radio reports that Portland Trail Blazers coach Nate McMillan said on Wednesday that All-Star forward LaMarcus Aldridge is "doubtful" for Thursday night's game against the Los Angeles Clippers with his sprained left ankle but that McMillan is "hopeful" Aldridge will be available for a Saturday night game against the Atlanta Hawks. Both games will be played at the Rose Garden. Of course, Aldridge is out for Wednesday night's game against the Golden State Warriors at Oracle Arena as he did not travel with the team.
Tuesday's Post: Portland Trail Blazers All-Star forward LaMarcus Aldridge left Tuesday night's game against the Washington Wizards at the Rose Garden with an apparent left ankle injury after Wizards forward Trevor Booker undercut him while he attempted a jump shot.
The play occurred at the 10:08 mark of the first quarter, as Aldridge's jumper cut Washington's early lead to 5-4. The Blazers took a foul and then a timeout to attend to Aldridge, who was down in evident pain but was able to walk under his own power to the locker room.
Tuesday Update: Michael Holton of Blazers Broadcasting reported that Aldridge will go for X-rays.
Tuesday Update (2): The Blazers have announced that the X-rays were negative and that Aldridge will not return to Tuesday night's game due to a left ankle sprain.
Tuesday Update (3): The Blazers announced after the game that Aldridge will not travel with the team to Golden State for Wednesday night's game against the Warriors.
Aldridge, 26, is averaging 23.3 points, 8.6 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game this season. He was named to his first All-Star Game this season. He has appeared in every game this season for the Blazers and has missed just six games due to injury since the beginning of the 2008-2009 season.
The Blazers travel to Golden State on Wednesday night and then return to the Rose Garden to host the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday night.
Here's a video replay of the injury.
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This is horrible news. I hope he’s ok. I hope the blazers can still beat the Wizards without him. :/
Well...ummm....hmmm...that's uh...hmmm
I guess we’ll hope for the best and…maybe shoot for 20% wins until he returns?
Puts on hat
Well I’ll see you guys next season!
This team and it's stars getting injuried almost seems unreal like some kind of bad nightmare.
LA is our Peyton Manning and we will struggle to beat a weak Wizards team. I just hope LA is not out for more than a week or so……………………..DAMN.
Kenneth Lewis Moore
ugh, this hurts
Praying it is just a sprain. This exposes Ray Felton & Jamal Crawford horrifically. Bright side is Batum is going to have a chance to prove himself to be something more then a role player in the NBA.
"We gotta get this $#!^ together guys!" - Phil
What doesn't kill us makes us stronger...
Here’s to keepin’ on keepin’ on. Get well LA!
~OV
Number 1 pick here we come.
Ugh. Sad. I feel awful for LMA, I hope he can make the Allstate game but at the same time I think tanking the season maybe in our best interest.
Being a Blazer fan is not exactly healthy.
by dpnim on Feb 14, 2012 8:53 PM PST via mobile reply actions
High draft pick plus a good chunk of cap space.
Could put us back in contention for the future.
Being a Blazer fan is not exactly healthy.
by dpnim on Feb 14, 2012 8:55 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
yeah im willing to test our chances in the lottery.
We need to let LMA stat pad like crazy and just implement tactics which will make sure we lose a considerable amount of games.lololol
WITH ODEN ON OUR SIDE
Please be a low-ankle-sprain!
If it’s the high-variety, Portland will be in the lottery for a change. If it’s the low-kind, mthey could still make the playoffs, and make some noise. Time will tell. Being the Blazers, I have trouble being very optimistic about injuries. I have a feeling he’ll be back sooner than later, though. No Whammies
dont take any blazer injury without the utmost seriousness
Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje, Vladimir Stepania, Ha(ha you suck) Seung Jin, Travis Diener and Erick Barkley
Anyone read the locker-room post-game comments from Wallace?
Although he showed a ton of class with his answers, he also showed an apparent lack of concern about the Major Suckitude going on. This game showcased it. This game highlighted the suckitude. Now Everybody knows: The Blazers Are Sucking, in a major way…..I did not expect Wallace to be so calm and relaxed, and not appear to mind the water rising above his knees, as the ship goes down…. Quite strange. At least he stayed classy, as he yawned about it…
dude he played in Charlotte during his prime years and wass perfectly happy....
they were the suckiest of the sucky
WITH ODEN ON OUR SIDE
he was very very tired...played a total of 125 mins in 3 days...I don't think I'd care too much about
anything either. Plus all of the endorphins that are released.
I'd like to know Booker's history
If Bruce Bowen had guarded LMA on that play, there’s be no question it was intentional. Does Booker have a reputation for dirty play?
I still believe in Greg Oden. The Blazers' medical staff? Not so much.
I'd change my handle to "bringback'09," but I'm too lazy.
He's a rookie...
… and it didn’t appear intentional. I bet Booker realizes he made a mistake and tries to not do it again. Few guys are out there to hurt each other.
I think
Portland can survive 3 games a most without LA. And look we just did tonight. You guys are acting like he’s done for the year and there’s no hope for Portland this season.
by TheShougPanther5 on Feb 15, 2012 11:31 PM PST via mobile reply actions
That sprain didn't even look that bad to me when I saw it. I still don't care if he comes back tonight though. No point in rushing
back since this team is playing so badly.
I thought I had actually broken something it was so painful.
Weird how sprains always seem to hurt more than actually breaks.
by Batumshakalaka on Feb 18, 2012 12:00 PM PST reply actions
they are the worse...
I thought I had broken my ankle too when I sprained it.
Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company.
yeah same here
a bad sprain is no fun at all
bledsoe
let’s trade for bledsoe. clippers have way too many guards anyway…
salaries have to match
And why would the Clippers want another PG (especially one as bad as Felton)? That trade doesn’t make a whole lot of sense for them. They would want Nic, and Nic’s not for sale.
Not to mention I highly doubt the Clippers do anything to disrupt the team chemistry they have this year. They won’t make any moves till the summer.
and honestly....
I know it’s a bit of a risk and would kill our cap space this summer, but I’d like to see us target Brandon Jennings and Stephen Jackson from Milwaukee. Jennings isn’t committing to the Bucks and Jackson wants out. Jackson has great chemistry with Wallace and can play at a high level in a winning situation. Jennings is the perfect piece to fit next to Aldridge and Batum long term, and I’m sure there would be reasons he would want to stay.
Felton, Matthews (sending him to his home town team, painful but necessary), and maybe a pick for Jennings and Jackson.
Then this summer lock Batum up, even if Wallace decides to stick around, and resign Camby for a one year deal, while Freeland comes over, then reload after next season with Jackson, Camby, and Wallace all coming off the books, giving EWill a chance to show what he can do at the 2.
lol
they aren’t trading brandon jennings for felton and matthews let alone jennings AND stephen jackson.
by Jeremy Pearson on Feb 18, 2012 2:29 PM PST up reply actions
why would be trying to bring back jackson when we are trying to rid of Wallace ? Bobcats had no chemistry with those 3
We should be trying to get rid of the Bobcat influence on this team already not bringing in more
by Willie Beamon on Feb 18, 2012 4:53 PM PST up reply actions
On the contrary
Jackson and Wallace had a great relationship in Charlotte and Jackson was PO’ed when they traded Wallace. Suffering through a season of Stephen Jackson is well worth the chance to acquire Brandon Jennings.
NBATV broadcast tonight
Anyone know for sure if the NBATV broadcast tonight will be blacked-out (on Directv) in places away from Portland (like the coast)?
eek...didn't realize he was in a boot and on crutches.
maybe he should wait a couple more games…….
Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company.
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