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Re: Greg Oden pickup game
In a 24 hour fitness where the people playing aren't always basketball players, I would be worried. You get weight lifters or football players in there who just aren't coordinated and/or are just out there for cardio, so they are much much more likely to cause an injury than someone who actually plays ball. I mean, I've seen guys get undercut on accident by people who just aren't basketball players and don't know how to position themselves against someone taking off to lay it up or dunk. It's not so much about someone wanting to make a name, it's just a much clumsier game and there is less overall coordination in gym pickup games. Not a sound decision by Greg, but it's understandable. When you love basketball that's what happens. You give yourself the benefit of the doubt that you won't get hurt because you want to play some roundball with your buddies.
Glad nothing happened though, and I hope he has recovered fully as you seem to think he is. Greg Oden is one of my favorites.
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