Blazers' Oden fractures left patella; likely out for season Saturday, December 5 | 9:48 p.m. BY BRIAN T. SMITH COLUMBIAN STAFF WRITER Portland Trail Blazers center Greg Oden fractured the patella in his left knee during a game against the Houston Rockets on Saturday night at the Rose Garden. Oden will undergo surgery, and is likely out for the season, the team said. Oden injured his knee while attempting to defend a layup attempt by Houston Rockets guard Aaron Brooks. Oden immediately fell to the ground after colliding with Brooks, grabbed his knee, and began writhing in pain. Blazers' Brandon Roy, Steve Blake, Martell Webster and LaMarcus Aldridge hovered around Oden while he was attended to by medical staff members, and the Rose Garden crowd chanted his name on several occasions. Oden's injury came with 7 minutes, 45 seconds left in the first quarter, and he stayed on the floor for eight minutes. A stretcher was then wheeled out and Oden was carried off the court. "I’m obviously disappointed having worked so hard to get where I was," Oden said in a team-released statement. "This is a setback, but I’ll be back. "It’s in God’s hands now. I want to thank the fans, my teammates and everyone in the Blazers family for all of their good thoughts." Oden came into Saturday's game averaging 11.7 points, 8.8 rebounds and 2.4 blocks per contest, while shooting 60.5 percent from the field. The Blazers center recorded a career-high 20 rebounds in Portland's 107-100 home loss to the Miami Heat on Dec. 1, and he was playing the best basketball of his career before the injury. Oden left Saturday's game with three rebounds in four minutes of play. Oden was chosen by the Blazers with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2007 NBA Draft. He missed his first year due to microfracture surgery on his right knee and struggled with injuries during an inconsistent rookie season. Update: Oden has left the main Rose Garden area and will undergo an MRI on his left knee, according to two sources. Update: (8:02 p.m.) Oden has been brought to the Rebound Orthopedic facility, which is located in the Rose Quarter, according to a Rose Garden medical staff member. Update: (8:15 p.m.) The Blazers will hold a post-game press conference with general manager Kevin Pritchard and coach Nate McMillan. http://tinyurl.com/yc557nd --

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