Blazers Pryzbilla Slips in Shower, Reinjures Wrecked Knee

Like the band’s drummers in the cult classic This is Spinal Tap, the Portland Trail Blazers are having a tough time keeping their center’s knees healthy–first Greg Oden is lost for the season after fracturing his patella, then just over two weeks later, Joel Pryzbilla ruptures his patella tendon, thus ending his season as well.

Marcus Camby, you are on notice.

But wait, it gets even worse for Pryzbilla and the Blazers.  Almost 2 1/2 months since having his knee surgically repaired, Pryzbilla looks like he will have to go under the knife again, after a freak accident at his Milwaukee home caused him to re-rupture the already damaged patellar tendon.

What happened you ask?

Pryzbilla slipped in the shower.

Man, how much does that suck for Pryzbilla?  You can pretty well put a big bow on Pryzbilla’s career and kiss it goodbye.  It’s going to take some kind of miracle for the 30-year-old center to come back from this most recent setback.

And if I was you, Marcus Camby, I’d start washing your knees in Holy Water if you can find it.

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