Greg Oden Has Tonsils Removed
Portland Trail Blazers rookie center Greg Oden had his tonsils removed Saturday.
The tonsillectomy was performed at The Vancouver Clinic in Vancouver , Washington . The Trail Blazers say the recovery time for the top pick in last month's NBA draft is expected to take two to three weeks.
The seven-foot center from Ohio State was Indiana 's Mister Basketball in 2006 at Lawrence North.
The 19-year-old has been plagued by sore throats and had trouble breathing in the Las Vegas summer league last week.
Oden will miss the US senior national team's minicamp July 20th to 22nd in Las Vegas .
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