Brandon Roy injury: Will explore treatment options, hopes to play again

During a workout last Saturday, Roy tweaked something in his surgically-repaired right knee. The setback means that he will not return to action before this year’s All-Star break.

His initial reaction was of a player that had suited up for the last time:

Roy played in five games after signing with the Timberwolves this year. He averaged 5.8 points and 4.6 assists per game

Roy spent his first five NBA seasons with Portland but spent the 2011-12 season away from the game after chronic knee troubles hampered him and led the Trail Blazers to using their amnesty clause on the three-time All-Star. He decided to return with Minnesota prior to this season and signed a two-year deal before lasting just the first five games of the year.

Minnesota Timberwolves guard Brandon Roy pledged Saturday to “explore additional treatment options” and to return to the court as soon as he is healthy.

Earlier in the day, Yahoo! Sports’ Adrian Wojnarowski reported Roy was forced to cut back on practice due to continuing pain in his knee and may even have been considering retirement for a second time

This news comes on the heels of an earlier report from Wojnarowski claiming Roy had suffered a setback in his rehab from a Nov. 19 knee surgery.

But even with doctors questioning if his knees “can withstand the grind of playing in the NBA,” Roy has not come to a final decision on the future of his playing career yet, according to Wojnarowski’s sources.