Originally Posted by hombrelobo
Anyone have any new news on Roy?
From NBA.com article
But Roy isn't ready to give up, and neither is Portland. The Blazers hope that modifying Roy's hyper-competitive ways can prolong his career. When he returns, he will be limited to 30-35 minutes a game. (The Blazers are still discussing internally whether to keep him out of the second night of back-to-backs.) He will not practice much. And he will continue receiving injections of Orthovisc, an FDA-approved lubricant that is made from hyaluronic acid, a naturally-occurring substance in healthy knees.
Roy said he got relief in the days after the shot. The issue is how often he can receive the shots and still get the maximum benefit. But injections aren't going to save him. He knows he's going to have to change an occasionally stubborn nature to prolong his career.
"I think there's going to have to be some adjustment," he said. "But I think the biggest thing is that I don't get too far away from the player that has made me good in this league. Some of it is my mentality. I have to be a little mentally stronger and understand that there's some things I'm going to have to deal with. But as long as there's no pain, I have to deal with those things."
Said Jensen: "This is something he's been dealing with since his first surgery in high school. So this is not anything really new. I've been around Brandon and a lot of other athletes that have had similar ailments that they've had to deal with and they've played at a high level. Arvydas (Sabonis) played with a bad wheel for many years. And he just learned how to play with it and he didn't let it affect him mentally and affect his game, and he played at a very high level for a long period of time. And I think Brandon has the same kind of will and desire to help the Trail Blazers win in any way that is."
I hope he can come back and play well enough for him to be tradable. It is obvious he has some serious issues going on with his knees. He is supposed to meet with doctors this week but they are saying he isn't likely to play on Friday and might not even make the road trip with the team.
