On Monday, a spokesperson for the Portland Trail Blazers reviewed a not safe for work photograph that apparently shows center Greg Oden standing next to a 6-foot-7 woman who is not wearing a shirt. After reviewing the photograph, which has circulated on numerous sports and gossip websites over the last two weeks, the spokesperson said the team has decided not to comment. Blazers Acting GM Chad Buchanan also declined comment.
BustedCoverage.com noted (NSFW) that well-known singer/songwriter Teyana Taylor posted the photo of herself with Oden and a 6-foot-7 actress who goes by the name Amazon Ashley Adair to her Twitter account on Jan. 15. The image included the explanation: "The two tallest ppl I know that makes me look only two feet tall."
Taylor also posted an image of the trio that showed Oden looking sideways at Adair. Taylor captioned that one: "Fix ya face son!!!"
Pro-tip: Do not do an online search for Adair if your company tracks that sort of thing.
Oden has not been made available to the Portland media this season while he continues to rehabilitate from a knee injury.
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