PORTLAND, Ore. — After missing all of last season because of knee surgery, Trail Blazers center Greg Oden injured his foot in his first regular-season NBA game and will be sidelined two to four weeks.
Oden was injured in the first quarter of the Blazers’ 96-76 season-opening loss to the Lakers on Tuesday night.
The team said Wednesday that MRI and computerized axial tomography scans confirmed Oden has a mid-lateral foot sprain.
Oden missed four field goals and two free throws in 13 minutes of play. So he is still searching for his first NBA point. Joel Przybilla will start at center in Oden’s absence.
Oberto out with irregular heartbeat
SAN ANTONIO — Spurs forward Fabricio Oberto will miss at least two games after undergoing treatment for an irregular heartbeat.
Oberto will have daily heart tests for the next five days, and, if his heartbeat remains normal, he is expected to return Tuesday against Dallas.
Also, the Spurs exercised their third-year option on center Ian Mahinmi’s rookie contract for the 2009-10 season.
Footnotes.
The Timberwolves exercised team options for guard Randy Foye and swingman Corey Brewer.
• The Warriors signed Don Nelson to a contract extension. The club refused to divulge terms of the deal, but the coach said last weekend he had all but agreed to a two-year extension to his current deal that expires after this season.
• Fans can subscribe to a full season of live webcasts of NBA games on for the first time without purchasing the TV package, NBA Digital announced.
The Associated Press
