Greg Oden is Exceedingly Likeable Today's issue of the Oregonian includes a revealing feature on Blazers rookie Greg Oden. Joe Freeman does an excellent job conveying his subject's personality to the reader and even the Buckeye hater in me can't help but lighten up. It's not the first article to praise the young star but it does cover a wide range of topics from money and family all the way to playoff expectations. Follow the jump for an excerpt. But Oden's most recent conundrum is perhaps his most troubling: Members of his extended family are asking for money, even though he already provides assistance. "I didn't expect that at all," Oden said. "I thought my family was cool. You hear stories, but I'm like, nah, my family is cool." Oden's mother, Zoe, has put her son on a strict budget in the early stages of his professional career, and they have hired a financial planner to manage his funds. He might earn millions of dollars a year, but Oden is living off a $10,000 biweekly stipend. "They were living with a lot less money than what I am hooking them up with," Oden said of his extended family. "I'm like, 'You can make (the money I give you) work.' I'm getting $10,000 and I bet you I won't use more than $2,000 of that every two weeks. Because I don't need it. And they don't, either." Oden really does seem like a great guy kid person. At a time when lots of American fans would like the write off the NBA as a league of thugs guys like Oden and Kevin Durant are set to join a league full of amicable young superstars. To read more of this story, click here More Basketball Articles Kevin Durant , Jordan Farmar, Andrew Bynum, Glen Davis

The chronically injured Trail Blazers center will undergo a procedure to "remove debris" from his right knee.

Oh boy. The Portland Trail Blazers recently conducted a test on center Greg Oden ‘s knees, and once again they were hit with bad news. The verdict: Oden would have to undergo a “small� arthroscopic surgery, which was completed Friday and will keep him out indefinitely.

We all know it. Nobody is saying it. But it's time for management to acknowledge reality.

Trail Blazers fans react to the news of another knee surgery for Greg Oden.

The oft-injured center has his fourth knee surgery since becoming the No. 1 overall pick in 2007 - and this time it's on his right knee, which hasn't given him problems since 2007. Blazers say it's too early to say if Oden's season is over.

PORTLAND, Ore. - Trail Blazers center Greg Oden will undergo an arthroscopic procedure to "remove debris" from...

Greg Oden will undergo arthroscopic knee surgery to remove debris from his right knee

Greg Oden, the often-injured former No. 1 draft pick of the Portland Trail Blazers, will undergo a procedure today in Colorado, the team says.

# gregoden Yet another procedure on Greg Oden's 90-year-old knees, but this one has a surprise twist. More »

Greg Oden's injury problems have continued. The Portland Trail Blazers center, who has missed most of the team's games during his four-plus year career, will undergo another procedure on his right knee, the team announced on Friday. Via SB Nation's Blazers blog Blazers Edge : The Portland Trail Blazers announced on Friday that center Greg Oden will undergo an arthroscopic procedure on his right ...

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