Greg Oden

 he went to Germany and got the same operation Kobe did… and he is hoping to give it another go preferably in IND.

 i honestly believe, he will never play again. (i do hope im wrong though)

 He’ll draw a lot of attention. Really, now that he’s got all these red flags due to injury his contract is going to take a dive, so any team who picks him up will be doing so at a much reduced price/risk. He still has potential, I don’t doubt that at all. 

 Oden, who has had four knee surgeries since he was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers in 2007, has undergone an Orthokine procedure, according to ESPN.com.

The procedure is similar to a platlet-rich plasma therapy and is hoped to help his ailing right knee. It involves doctors injecting the patient’s own blood back into them after spinning it in a centrifuge and making a serum. Doctors have said it works to stop pain and cartilage damage.

He had the procedure in New York two weeks ago, ESPN.com reported.

The procedure became famous when Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers traveled to Germany to undergo it. He was so enamored by the results he recommended it to New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez, who also had the procedure.

The 7-footer has not played since Dec. 5, 2009. He had his last knee surgery in February.

"Greg had long planned to have this procedure done," a source told ESPN.com. "He thought he’d wait until his knee was completely healed, but the doctor said Greg would get the greatest benefit by doing it now because it would help his recovery."

–Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade reportedly is dealing with leg and knee injuries that have caused him to miss games late during the regular season.

Wade, who scored five points in Game 3 of the Heat’s Eastern Conference semifinal series Thursday with the Indiana Pacers, had undergone treatment for the injuries in the last few days, according to ESPN.com.