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BRANDON ROY TO RETIRE!!!!

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  1. pge71188

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    VIA ESPN. JUST SAW IT
     
    #1 pge71188, Dec 9, 2011
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    i just read a tweet about it... crazy!
     
    #2 phantoman, Dec 9, 2011
  3. Tom Bombadillo

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    Let's sign Brandon Roy and Yao Ming... :grin:

    (I thought BRoy was doing well and playing pickup ball?)
     
    #3 Tom Bombadillo, Dec 9, 2011
  4. REEKO_HTOWN

    REEKO_HTOWN I'm Rich Biiiiaaatch!

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    B-Roy is a class act. He could have signed with another team But instead did Portland a HUGE favor.
     
    #4 REEKO_HTOWN, Dec 9, 2011
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    I called that last year. He wasn't going to be able to play pro-ball with no knees.
     
    #5 QdoubleA, Dec 9, 2011
  6. pge71188

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    Yeah. Poor guy. When he was healthy he was awesome. especially when he scored 50 on us.
     
    #6 pge71188, Dec 9, 2011
  7. J.R.

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    Chris_Broussard Chris Broussard
    [rQUOTEr]Sources say Brandon Roy to announce medical retirement due to degenerative knees, possibly as soon as today[/rQUOTEr]

    chadfordinsider Chad Ford
    [rquoter]Hearing same RT @Chris_Broussard: Sources say Brandon Roy to announce medical retirement due to degenerative knees possibly as soon as today[/rquoter]
     
    #7 J.R., Dec 9, 2011
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    I wonder what the settlement with the Blazers was. I'm sure he didn't just walk away from all that money.
     
    #8 A_3PO, Dec 9, 2011
  9. baller4life315

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    Ugh. So unfair.

    Such is the case in life (and I get that). But as a basketball fan, this just flat out SUCKS.
     
    #9 baller4life315, Dec 9, 2011
  10. J.R.

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    chadfordinsider Chad Ford
    [rQUOTEr]If league docs concur Brandon Roy isn't fit to play, his contract comes of Blazers books 1 year from date of official retirement.

    If Roy gets medical retirement, but then comes back and plays in at least 10 games in a season, his contract goes back on Blazers' books.[/rQUOTEr]
     
    #10 J.R., Dec 9, 2011
  11. baller4life315

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    Thanks, hsf09.

    So it's basically Darius Miles Part II?
     
    #11 baller4life315, Dec 9, 2011
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    Wow, another "what could've been" story...
     
    #12 AXG, Dec 9, 2011
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    Yup, sounds like it.
     
    #13 J.R., Dec 9, 2011
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    Good for him. You can't put your health over your desire to be great. Considering he made and will likely still make a ton of money, retirement makes too much sense. Moreover, if he's really addicted to basketball, he is very well suited to get into coaching early, and could be a young head coach in this league in the next 5-10 years and stay involved in the game, at a lucrative level, that way.
     
    #14 JayZ750, Dec 9, 2011
  15. Ziggy

    Ziggy QUEEN ANON

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    He was so good at one point. Nearly unstoppable. Man, what a shame. I feel for the Blazers.
     
    #15 Ziggy, Dec 9, 2011
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    This has got to be the saddest story of a superstar in the NBA in a while.

    Roy played with so much heart. I am actually sad.
     
    #16 VBG, Dec 9, 2011
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    It's a medical retirement. Both sides benefit. He gets 100% of the money owed to him while the Blazers are covered by insurance.
     
    #18 cod, Dec 9, 2011
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    One of the smoothest SGs of this decade of nba basketball. now portland is doomed.
     
    #19 W22_STREAK, Dec 9, 2011
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    Really sad that happened to such a good guy, at least he had one last epic game to go out on....

    <iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/TVfzIShpYK4" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
     
    #20 GRENDEL, Dec 9, 2011
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