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Thu Jan 08, 2009 9:56 am EST

Blazers' Roy cleared for action, will play Saturday

By Joe Zedalis

Brandon Roy has finally been given clearance to resume practice and, assuming he does not experience a setback, play in the Portland Trail Blazers' next game Saturday night at the Rose Garden.

Roy, who has missed the last four Blazers games with an injured right hamstring, was examined Wednesday night by athletic trainer Jay Jensen and team doctors, and ultimately given the go-ahead to practice on Friday.

"They said it was cool as long as I felt OK," Roy said after the Blazers' victory over the Detroit Pistons.

Prior to Wednesday's game, Roy said that if it were up to him, he would have played against the Pistons. But the Blazers have been cautious with their All-Star guard's injury to insure that it does not become a long-term problem, jeopardizing their playoff aspirations."

Source: The OregonianNew Window

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  1. laker fan 1989
    1. Posted by laker fan 1989 Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:50 pm EDT

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    go roy go, the next deron williams!
  2. khanh n
    2. Posted by khanh n Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:50 pm EDT

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    Brandon roy is better then deron williams
  3. niceguy_ck
    3. Posted by niceguy_ck Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:37 pm EDT

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    go portland
  4. Chuck B
    4. Posted by Chuck B Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:25 pm EDT

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    We were 2 and 2 without him against the toughest competetition in the NBA. I think his absence has done a lot for the confidence of these young kids and will only help in the long run. Now if we can get someone to hit D Miles in the knee cap with a steal pipe we should be good to go. I don't really want him hurt, but I REALLY don't want him to hurt the Blazers. He didn't have the desire to play two years ago, so why does he all the sudden seem to have that burning passion to play now? I don't care what his agent says, there ultimate goal is to ruin the Blazers and they're only two games from doing it. Too sad.
  5. ThreadKiller
    5. Posted by ThreadKiller Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:10 pm EDT

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    ONCE AGAIN YAHOO!, How is this a rumor?
  6. Cotton Piquer
    6. Posted by Cotton Piquer Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:14 pm EDT

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    Chuck B
    I think Tonya Harding is still living in the area. And probably hard up for money. Darius, meet Tonya!
  7. PIMP OF MN
    7. Posted by PIMP OF MN Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:41 pm EDT

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    yahoo has a bunch of tards working for them
    they are all dumb
  8. Yankees4Lyfe
    8. Posted by Yankees4Lyfe Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:57 pm EDT

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    This is the only place that the Pistons get a mention...and it HAS to be after a loss.
    Thanks Yahoo!
    B@stards.
  9. BLAZER BOB
    9. Posted by BLAZER BOB Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:35 pm EDT

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    I make a bold prediction concerning Miles........he gets his 10 days, then basically fades into nobody..........he got fat in the pocket and body sitting there, when he could have been trying to help the Blazers. The Kid is VERY good....WHEN he wants to be! LAZY?!?!?!?!?!?
  10. rstealercavsfan (Shaqalier)
    10. Posted by rstealercavsfan (Shaqalier) Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:54 pm EDT

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    lol @ Don't get Pist-on!...............
    Sad isn't it? The Lakers get more air time than Tim Tebow or USC on ESPN...........lol
  11. nuxy
    11. Posted by nuxy Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:37 pm EDT

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    wow stole my thunder chuck b...miles could wreck it, but the blazers have a good group, they should be ok, even they can keep what they have, tho adding a top tier free agent would elevate thiem instantly to the top of theleague, i think they are pretty solid...i love watching them play, particularly when fernandez comes in...that dude is a sparkplug...and quick, too, a few years from now he'll be a monster...lets not forget that this team just beat a very good detroit team w/o ROY...blazers should be fine...
  12. The Dude
    12. Posted by The Dude Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:26 pm EDT

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    What should they be saying about the Pistons? Should they be lying and saying that the Pistons won again? I don't understand people at all. . .
    Oh, and Brandon Roy is the type of player the NBA should have more of, but they don't want him.
    Roy is humble, works hard, doesn't trash talk, and chooses to finger roll instead of slam.
    The NBA wants brash, "sellable" personalities, and they want the Jam for hilights. B-Roy, however, is about the team, and all he tries to do is get better. He's one of the few young role model players in the NBA today.
    Not a single line of visible ink on the guy.
  13. nuxy
    13. Posted by nuxy Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:37 pm EDT

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    i can't wait until all this d@mn football is over, i watched espn for 20 min this morning before work and not a single f**king nba highlight...thats why i love feb and march...its all about roundball, baby!
  14. A Yahoo! User
    14. Posted by A Yahoo! User Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:38 pm EDT

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    Welcome back Roy! The Blazers will be a great team years to come, too bad the Lakers will be 1 up on them years to come as well! Greg Oden so far is a big bust, well see as the season progresses.
    Go Lakers!
  15. schwalmy
    15. Posted by schwalmy Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:08 pm EDT

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    hey, The Dude, are you the little Lebowski? I agree - Roy is almost un-marketable in today's ugly NBA. He's what the Association needs desperatly. More Roys, less punks would be nice...
  16. schwalmy
    16. Posted by schwalmy Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:08 pm EDT

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    #6 - What mind-eroding drugs are you on?! Yer OUT of it, son.
  17. The Dude
    17. Posted by The Dude Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:26 pm EDT

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    Yo Lakers4Life (which is what Kobe Bryant should be for raping someone in Denver),
    Interesting thing about the Lakers and the Blazers -- neither team can beat the other at home.
    You probably hear a lot of people whining about the officiating during Lakers games -- and I'm no different. Last year when the Lakers were in Portland I saw the worst non-call of my life. The ball bounced over the top and hit the top of the backboard -- making it a dead ball and turnover. This -- perhaps easiest thing to see and call in the NBA (all you need to do is follow the ball) -- was not called and enabled the Lakers to NOT turn it over immediately. This was the final of 3 straight possessions for the Lakers with blatantly favorable officiating as time ran down in the 4th quarter.
    It didn't matter, though, and Portland won. My point is, that both of these teams play each other differently when they're home and even the officiating can't overcome it . It will be interesting to see what happens when the Lakers come up to Portland this year. I do hate the Lakers, but I must be honest and say they do have a scary good team that Portland can beat.
  18. nuxy
    18. Posted by nuxy Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:37 pm EDT

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    hey the dude...you hear that chicks story?...she was a goldigger...and i'm not a laker fan....but that girl was covered in dna, if she went bowling at midnight she'd have looked like the blue dude from the Watchmen movie trailer...
  19. The Dude
    19. Posted by The Dude Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:26 pm EDT

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    All I know is that they prosecutor didn't drop the charges -- she got paid off. If nothing else, Bryant was guilty of doing something stupid -- but seeing how every time a foul is called against him he feels it wasn't his fault, I could easily see him assuming that there would be no way she really meant "Stop!"
  20. Lakerfan4life
    20. Posted by Lakerfan4life Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:58 pm EDT

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    i hope brandon roy comes back from his hamstring injury feeling happy and healthy as well as motivated. the guy's overall NBA performance is progressing and he seems to be working really hard on his game. i feel that he is earning more credibility from more NBA fans and hopefully someday, he just might be as good as Kobe, LeBron or even Carmelo. oh, well, who knows.
    anyway, i'm glad to hear that the portland trailblazers were able to deal with the absence of their star player. i understand that's not always an easy thing to do, but to me, it's something they should feel proud of doing. like last night's game, for example, portland made a great play against detroit, though they ended beating the pistons by only one point. i don't know for sure how successfully the blazers could've dealt with the absence of their star player but i think they did an OK job handling it. i'm just glad to hear that brandon roy is in better condition and that he will continue from where he left off and hopefully become a blazer, leading his team toward greatness. my most favorite NBA player maybe Kobe Bryant, but i would also consider Brandon Roy a favorite as well. go B-Roy!!!!!
  21. nuxy
    21. Posted by nuxy Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:37 pm EDT

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    she lied...she's a c*m dumpster...her word against his...thats plenty to try a rape case...DAs are elected officials who like to get their name in the papers...it used to be athletes got special treatment now they are tried on espn with the prosecuutor leading off sportcenter
  22. SeanF
    22. Posted by SeanF Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:10 pm EDT

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    Nate McMillan and the training staff said last night that Brandon Roy is going back to the doctor on Friday morning for a check-up. He had tests done yesterday and was not cleared to play. Nate said that if Roy gets cleared tomorrow in time to practice he'll play on Saturday night against GS, but only if he is able to do a run-through in practice first. This was on the post-game radio show so I doubt anything changed for Nate, Jensen and Bobby Medina during the game. I hope this report by Yahoo is true, but we won't know for sure if Roy gets cleared until tomorrow.
  23. justin e
    23. Posted by justin e Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:32 pm EDT

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    I do hope that he is cleared and plays, although it was nice to see Bayless get some play time and even better when he got his confidence against Detroit. Roy brings some order to their game which was missing in their losses, KP has put together a team that Portland can be proud of, no more Jail-blazers.

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