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Breaking: LaMarcus Aldridge Will Play Tonight vs. Wizards, Postpone Surgery Until Summer

Portland's All-Star Forward puts surgery on hold.

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The Portland Trail Blazers have tweeted that LaMarcus Aldridge will delay surgery and take the floor tonight in the Trail Blazers' game versus the Washington Wizards.

Since April 1st is more than 2 months away, it appears Aldridge and the Blazers have a sense of the heroic. With so many frontcourt players hobbled, the team certainly needs him against Marcin Gortat and Nene.

Updates:

CSNNW.com is reporting that Aldridge will wait until after the season to have surgery.

CSNNW.com confirmed that Aldridge will wait until after the season to have the surgery.