Ye Feng didn't know, McMillan didn't know, and the whole Trail Blazers team didn't know, and the injuries of Mills and Batum were just the beginning. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 If it was God's favor that they reached the playoffs last season with a fourth-place record in the West, this time, God probably sneezed when he looked through the Trail Blazers' roster......

In the away game against the Warriors on November 20, Outlaw accidentally collided with the opposing team's backup small forward Azubuike, and then limped off the court with the help of the team doctor. After the game, it was diagnosed that Outlo had a fractured left ankle and needed immediate surgery. After hearing the news, the Trail Blazers who had just lost were stunned, it is no exaggeration to say that Oterlo is the most important player on the bench, not even one of them, his strong body and scoring ability are the most needed weapons for the Trail Blazers rotation lineup, and he can also swing to the No. 4 position, it can be said that he can be a big player inside and out, his injury has brought immeasurable losses to the Trail Blazers, which also means that either McMillan uses a newcomer, or Ye Feng must play longer per game.

It's a pity that McMillan has no other small forwards available at all now, except for Ye Feng, the two No. 3 positions have been injured and suspended, so he has to find a way for the bench lineup, and after thinking about it, the only solution is to double point guards. At the same time, he also had to adjust Ye Feng's playing time, fortunately, Ye Feng was still young and could withstand the toss, after Oterlo's injury, Ye Feng's average playing time per game increased from 32.3 minutes to 37.5 minutes, that is, he also practiced physical fitness in the offseason, otherwise it would be really unbearable. A week later, Otlo announced that he would have surgery and was expected to be out for three to five months, essentially not counting on him for most of the regular season. In addition, Roy also strained his left shoulder in the same game in which Otello was injured, but fortunately returned immediately after a one-game break without much impact.

However, before December, the Trail Blazers reported another injury, and although they were not players, they had a much more impact than the players - team owner Paul Allen was diagnosed with a malignant tumor and began chemotherapy. This is not the first time Allen has had cancer, as early as 1982, he resigned from Microsoft due to Hodgkin's disease, and only retained his status as a shareholder of Microsoft. Hodgkin's disease, or Hodgkin's lymphoma, is a unique type of lymphoma and one of the most common malignancies in young adults. The disease initially occurs in a group of lymph nodes, commonly in the neck lymph nodes and supraclavicular lymph nodes, and then spreads to other lymph nodes, and in the late stage, it can invade blood vessels, involving the spleen, liver, bone marrow, and digestive tract.

And this time, Allen was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) is a broad term for a group of highly heterogeneous independent diseases, ranking within the top 10 of common malignancies. NHL lesions are malignant tumors that mainly occur in lymph nodes, spleen, thymus and other lymphoid organs, and can also occur in lymphoid tissues and organs outside the lymph nodes and the lymphatic hematopoietic system. Although the owner of the team has little say in terms of results and is basically only responsible for spending money, when he appeared on the sidelines with a sick face, it still brought a big touch to the players.

With injuries ongoing, the Trail Blazers' winning streak quickly fell back and basically didn't exceed the length of the five-game winning streak, but everyone gritted their teeth and continued to play, doing everything they could to keep the team in the top four in the West. But soon the next person to suffer an injury appeared, this time with no indifference from the management, because the injured one was the team's starting center Oden! In a Dec. 5 home game against the Rockets, Oden was hit in the knee by Rockets' small point guard Brooks, resulting in a fractured patella in his left knee, and he announced after the game that he would have surgery and be out for the season.

In fact, this is not the first time Oden has been injured. As early as when he didn't enter the league, Oden began to suffer from injuries. In June 2006, Oden underwent surgery on his right wrist in Indianapolis to recover from a ligament strain he had suffered from playing in his senior year. Oden had high hopes for his rookie season, but in September 2007, when doctors performed surgery on his right knee, he found signs of cartilage damage in his knee and underwent surgery, which led to his absence from his rookie season. Last season, Olympian averaged 8.9 points and 7.0 rebounds per game and seemed unremarkable, but he was an indispensable rim-protecting center for the Trail Blazers, and his partnership with Aldridge was getting better, but this injury brought his momentum to an abrupt halt.

In that game, Oden watched Roy kill the Rockets before going to the hospital accompanied by the team doctor. Before getting into the car, he turned around with difficulty, looked at all his teammates who had followed him to the door of the arena without even returning to the locker room, and stood in the cold wind, and whispered, "I'm sorry, I can't play with you this season, but I hope you continue to bring the team to the playoffs, and after the surgery, I will sit on the sidelines every game." No one answered him, but everyone silently stretched out their right hands, one after the other, and Auden put his hand on top.

It's a silent promise between men!

But a lot of times on the basketball court doesn't mean that you can do it with hard work, such as the season reimbursement of the main center. The team doesn't think Pulzbilla can take on the role of starting center, but there are no good options on the free agent market and there is no opportunity to trade. But the void on the inside had to be filled, and the Trail Blazers had to recruit veteran Juwan Howard on a one-year contract. Howard, one of the Michigan Five Tigers, is 36 years old, but his experience can still help the team to a certain extent.

After Oden's reimbursement, although McMillan did not say it explicitly, it is clear that the Trail Blazers' offense continues to tilt to the outside, and Roy and Ye Feng are more responsible. However, the two of them still played steadily as always, maintaining the competitiveness of the trailblazers. Ye Feng had not suffered any major injuries before this, and it was the first time he encountered the situation of his teammates' season reimbursement, he visited Oden many times during the break, and Oden always talked about the injuries he had suffered before, and he vaguely understood what is the biggest enemy of professional players.

Now the team is in trouble, but it needs him more than ever to give his strength, no matter how much he can go, as long as he delivers on his promises.