At this point, I could tell you anything about a Portland Trail Blazers injury and you wouldn’t be surprised. So I’m going to just throw this line out there.
Sad But True: Przybilla Slips In Shower, Reinjures Knee
Trail Blazers center Joel Przybilla will undergo surgery on his right patella tendon in the next few days.
Przybilla re-ruptured his right patella tendon Saturday morning after slipping in the shower at his home in Milwaukee, Wis.
That’s via Casey Holdhal from Trailblazers.com, and it’s true. Joel Przybilla really did re-reputure his patella tendon by slipping in the shower. He’ll have another surgery this week, which means his rehab must start over.
The injury means Przybilla’s availability for the beginning of next season is in doubt. He has a player option for next year that he’ll certainly exercise now. In addition, as Ben Golliver from SB Nation’s Blazers blog Blazers Edge points out on Twitter, insurance will pay for Przybilla’s salary once he misses his 41st game this year.
There’s no question that there’s some voodoo at work with the Blazers, who have already lost Greg Oden for the season and have seen Brandon Roy, Rudy Fernandez, Nicolas Batum, Travis Outlaw and Jeff Pendergraph miss at least 15 games. Maybe it doesn’t pay to be an up-and-coming young team. If Oklahoma City suffers a ton of injuries down the road, we’ll know why.
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