Broussard: Brandon Roy retiring for medical reasons

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

[niko]

He doesn't want to get amnestied. He can come back in a few years when he feels better.

[airchibundo507]

sorry Roy

[HylianNightmare]

no way. wtf

[iDunk]

His knees must be a big issue.

[JohnnySic]

Damn, that's too bad.

[All Net]

:( :( :( poor Brandon...what he did in the playoffs with those knees was amazing.

[LockoutOver11]

wow... atleast the last thing you'll remember bout him is that playoff game
against the mavs where he took over...

[Clippersfan86]

Welp. Time to admit I was wrong guys. Roy would have been a bad signing for anybody obviously. God this is such fu**ing sad news. I loved the guy! WHY DID THIS HAVE TO HAPPEN TO SUCH A CLASS ACT!?

[Paintballer8791]

damn, and i drafted him in fantasy basketball expecting a comeback year, this sucks.

[Joshumitsu]

I mean, for many of us Blazer fans, it was coming.

But right now? Shoot, that's too fast man. He was supposedly doing well in the summer according to all the college/NBA players who scrimmaged with him. I'm in shock right now.

Such a good guy, too. One of the most mature, humble dudes out there. It's very rare that you get a player who's as good of a player as he is a human being.

[LockoutOver11]

Welp. Time to admit I was wrong guys. Roy would have been a bad signing for anybody obviously. God this is such fu**ing sad news. I loved the guy! WHY DID THIS HAVE TO HAPPEN TO SUCH A CLASS ACT!?

Better for him to go down like this, then say like an Allan Houston.

[InspiredLebowski]

27 years old. Bummer. Portland's cursed, I blame Vulcan.

[Clippersfan86]

I mean, for many of us Blazer fans, it was coming.

But right now? Shoot, that's too fast man. He was supposedly doing well in the summer according to all the college/NBA players who scrimmaged with him. I'm in shock right now.

Such a good guy, too. One of the most mature, humble dudes out there. It's very rare that you get a player who's as good of a player as he is a human being.

Damn man. It's so shi**y. Brandon Roy was a lot of peoples favorite player outside of the team they root for. Dude just had it all. Humility, personality, leadership, great all around game. Even other players like Kobe, Joe Johnson, Wade and other peers loved him as a person and baller. This isn't right that at 26 or 27 he's forced to retire.

[Clippersfan86]

Better for him to go down like this, then say like an Allan Houston.

Especially after his glorious playoff game. It just sucks :( .

[Fatal9]

was one of my favorites :(

[SpecialQue]

Send him to Germany to get some "secret" work done, STAT. We need another performance from this guy:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cB-FGLPT-fo

Really bummed out by this.

[pegasus]

This is sad.:cry:

After that amazing 4th quarter against the Mavs last year in the playoffs, I was really hopeful that he would become relevant again, even if he averaged only 15-20 mpg.

I was pissed when the Bulls picked Thomas over him, but I guess it was a blessing in disguise.

[WildStyle]

Feel bad for Portland fans. It was supposed to be Roy, Oden and Aldridge. Rip City. Talk about bad luck.

[InspiredLebowski]

If you're wondering, Roy's contract disappears exactly one year from the date he got injured. He still gets paid, I think, but it's not on the cap.

[Pointguard]

Welp. Time to admit I was wrong guys. Roy would have been a bad signing for anybody obviously. God this is such fu**ing sad news. I loved the guy! WHY DID THIS HAVE TO HAPPEN TO SUCH A CLASS ACT!?
This. Great guy.

[Meticode]

This is really unfortunate. Portland just can't seem to catch a break.

[beeboywhoo]

damnit wtf!!! after nate said he was supposed to be starting

[Blue&Orange]

It's been a crazy last two days.

[Kurosawa0]

Grant Hill has to move over. This is now the worst case of a possibly great career being ruined by injuries. At least Grant Hill still went on to play.

[Parps]

sad news if true....i'll miss him.

[Nash]

First season he started making the big bucks. 13 million last season and it was about to increase.

[Jasi]

Very sad news.

A great player and a class act.

[cbombdotcom]

He was one of my favorite players in the L. Lowkey and classy, but still an absolute assassin on the court. Reminded me of (prime) Grant Hill and Ray Allen in that regard. Looked to be on his way to super stardom or, at worst, stay a consistent 22-24 ppg guy. Not too many players have that "switch" they can flip, but he had it and could score with anybody when the time called. His injuries and the ones to Michael Redd really saddened me because they both seem like great guys. This is sad :facepalm

[Rab]

That's too bad for B-Roy. I really enjoyed watching him play, and he was one of my favorites in the league. He just never could get his body right, even from the beginning with all his foot injuries.

[Joshumitsu]

Shoot, don't want to get into nostalgic hypotheticals now that he's going to retire but he was poised for a major breakout before he got injured in 2009.

In 2009, for around 22 straight games, he was averaging 26.5 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists on 48%+ FG before getting injured. Sure, it might've been a hot streak but considering that he was getting ample opportunities with Oden being injured and that most elite wing players don't achieve their best statistic years until their mid-20's to late 20's (specifically, ages 27-28*) and there's a high probability that the NBA just missed out on some huge and phenomenal years from B-Roy (27 years). The sad part being that we don't (and didn't) even get to see Brandon Roy in his prime.



*It's not exactly science but at age 27-28 seems to be the peak years for most elite wing players (at least, scoring-wise) as the following players had their best PPG average: Magic Johnson, Kobe, Pippen, Wade, Oscar Robertson, Bernard King, Dominique Wilkins, George Gervin, Elgin Baylor, Shawn Marion, and Paul Pierce.








F*CK

[Toizumi]

Everybody knew about his injuries, but it was just reported a few days ago that Roy was feeling good and that McMillan was considering starting him at the 2 again :confusedshrug: I was excited as hell. This news saddens me deeply.

Roy has been a great player and teammate throughout his short career. Seemed like a genuinely nice guy. My favorite Blazer of the past few years.
He will be badly missed..

[RoseCity07]

:eek: :(

I just don't get how this happened. I thought everything was going good. All this talk of his summer with no set backs. I guess it was all lies.

I'm a bit in shock. He has to do what is best for himself and his family. This is a really sad day.

[Clippersfan86]

I feel for you Blazers fans. I hope you guys rebound well. I just know without Roy the Blazers just aren't the same.

[beeboywhoo]

its going to be a crazy time for portland fans...

roy claiming hes retiring
oden 1 year, saying hell probably move teams
camby/felton/wallace all are free next year too

super rebuilding

[Semi]

Seems like all of you have forgotten the past. The playoff-series against Phoenix where he played despite the doctors where saying he shouldn't. When this happened I thought to myself, what a idiot, I'm sure this will haunt him. And it did. The only one he has to blame is himself, I'm sorry but he could've done something against it.

[HylianNightmare]

this sucks for him, i was expecting a comeback from him

[Clippersfan86]

Seems like all of you have forgotten the past. The playoff-series against Phoenix where he played despite the doctors where saying he shouldn't. When this happened I thought to myself, what a idiot, I'm sure this will haunt him. And it did. The only one he has to blame is himself, I'm sorry but he could've done something against it.

Incredibly stupid and insensitive post dude. Shame on you. :no:

[HB40TheNextStar]

It's crazy how at one point it looked like the Blazers would be the eventual team to beat. You had your franchise center, at the very least would be an excellent defensive anchor, a rising post player next to him who complemented very well, some young depth like Batum who could eventually become very good, some older quality depth like Camby and Pryz, and your superstar. Even last year you scored with Matthews and stole Crash.

Talk about a cursed organization. I feel for you guys; and it sucks for the NBA. Prototypical swingmen are dying with all these undersized combo-guards all over the place. I swear the average PG size is catching up with the SG size.

[inclinerator]

from reggie evans

@Broy Lol

[9512]

For every great player who succeeds in the league, there will be some other player's misfortune as such as B Roy's injuries to give more spotlight to the successful injury free players.

Did that make sense? :wtf: ^^:confusedshrug:

Let me try again....

Injuries to players like B Roy, T Mac, etc... make it easy for the Kobes, LeBrons, and the Dwades to succeed with less fierce competition (whether for individual title of best player or winning rings)...

[ConanRulesNBC]

After today we have to put him in that same list as Penny, Grant Hill and others who were injured during the primes of their careers. A healthy Roy had the potential to be the best shooting guard in the league by this point.

[EnoughSaid]

:cry: Maaan this is just horrible. Such a prospect that had so much heart in him and loved the game.

I'll miss these moments:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61dRAp0voaM

[Semi]

Incredibly stupid and insensitive post dude. Shame on you. :no:
So you tell me I'm wrong and this decision had nothing to do with his retirement?

[Clippersfan86]

So you tell me I'm wrong and this decision had nothing to do with his retirement?

That's all speculation. Considering the circumstances it's a dick move to blame the player for the injury. He may have pushed it a bit but so do all star athletes. Not to mention it's insensitive because Blazers fans are obviously devastated by the news.

[blablabla]

fvck that sucks one of my favs

[thejumpa]

Just saw this 5 minutes ago on ESPN and I really cannot believe it. Grew up around this guy. Watched him play since he was like 14. He is easily the most talented player to ever come out of Washington and definitely the best out of Seattle overall. Lost my team a few years ago and now we lose a real hometown hero.....and he's literally in the prime of his career. Shit is the definition of ****ed up. Glad I got to see him play while he was in his "prime". Ughh man this is horrible.

[DStebb716]

I don't think Brandon Roy had the potential to be better than DWade. He wasn't anywhere near hall of fame. The man was good and it's sad to see him go, but everybody will forget soon enough.

[InspiredLebowski]

You needed to make a new thread for this? Couldn't put this profound thought in the retirement thread?

[MTing]

Noooo!
I'm sure he could of still been a valuable asset to a lot of teams.

[DuMa]

I still have hope like I still have hope for yao. Never say never!

Although my hope could be better served if I knew he would be going to phoenix in a few years

[Semi]

That's all speculation. Considering the circumstances it's a dick move to blame the player for the injury. He may have pushed it a bit but so do all star athletes. Not to mention it's insensitive because Blazers fans are obviously devastated by the news.
I just state my opinion here and therefor I don't care about insensitivity to any fans. It's not like I talk about the relatives of some people here or something. It's not all speculation, come on, the doctors said before he played that there is a possibility he could never play at his current level again. If it wouldn't have been this drastic, I wouldn't have remembered it.

So he decided to play in a somewhat meaningless postseason (because the Blazers weren't going anywhere) to put his career as a star player (and like we know now, his whole career) into jeopardy. It's really a shame because I also think he was a great player but this happens to guys who have done a much less stupid decision and who only had bad luck. I'm not saying Roy didn't have bad luck but he could've done something against what happened.

[blablabla]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47RfYKBnHcA
his body control:bowdown:

[LAClipsFan33]

Brandon Roy is the type of player who could have been a 8-10 time All Star. Sad news

[ConanRulesNBC]

I just feel bad for Roy and the Blazers. By now that team should have been close to becoming a possible dynasty with Roy, Aldridge and Oden.

[skan72]

I agree with you, Conan, Roy could have been one of, if not, the best SG in the League had he remained healthy. He was a joy to watch. Pure fundamentals. Unfortunately, now we'll never know what his ceiling was. Just when he was starting to dominate, he gets a bad injury, and now this.

[Rose]

This is really sad. He was one of my favorite players, could have been the best 2 guard in a year or two. I hope he has a future ahead of him as an assistant coach or something. You can tell the guy just loves basketball.

[swi7ch]

Oden is next.

[Joshumitsu]

When he was healthy, he was averaging 27/5/5 on 48+ FG% for 22 straight games (Nov-Dec 09). Then, he got injured and was never the same.

Usually, most elite wings peak scoring-wise when they are 27 or 28. For Brandon, that's supposed to be this year. Unfortunately, we won't get to see that.

[Pushxx]

I had so much respect for his game and attitude. The "could have been" list is always so depressing to think about.

Best wishes to him, though.

[Killbot]

Such a shame to see an amazing, fun player retire so early.

[hawkfan]

Too bad.
Great player, great guy.

[Gundress]

Damn, Blazers Curse.

[(e)]

One of my favorite players in the league easily. Dude was a straight baller. Feel bad for the guy, maybe he can make a comeback?

Anyone else remember this game against the Rockets?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOdj9wmCIzM

[Myth]

One of my favorite players in the league easily. Dude was a straight baller. Feel bad for the guy, maybe he can make a comeback?

Anyone else remember this game against the Rockets?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOdj9wmCIzM

I was there for that game and his 52 point game. Roy gave me the best in person memories of basketball in my life.

It truly is a sad day for Blazer fans (and basketball fans in general). Our beloved Roy has retired after only 5 years in the league. So crazy that he plays only 5 years and makes 3 all-star teams, with many predicting he could surpass Drexler in many ways for the Blazers. It just unraveled so fast. To me, this is sadder than amnestying him. If we amnestied him and he signed elsewhere, it could have helped the team but we could have remained happy for Roy. Now, it is just a sad situation. I grew excited to see one more season of Roy, but at least he gave us one last memorable moment in versus Dallas. Some of my greatest Blazer memories have been due to Roy even though he was only here 5 years. I thank Brandon for all he did for the city of Portland and basketball fans everywhere. I hope that the team finds a position for him in the future.

[RRR3]

:( Poor Roy. He has such awful luck. It's a shame really. He still gave us one last memory with his game against the Mavs this past postseason.

[Deuce Bigalow]

?.

[DStebb716]

HAHAHAH. No. /thread

[c3z4r]

Seems like all of you have forgotten the past. The playoff-series against Phoenix where he played despite the doctors where saying he shouldn't. When this happened I thought to myself, what a idiot, I'm sure this will haunt him. And it did. The only one he has to blame is himself, I'm sorry but he could've done something against it.

If you've ever played any sport in your life you would understand why he didn't just call it quits in that series. Tnx 4 being an asshole tho.

[Deuce Bigalow]

used to be my favorite player
that playoff game vs Mavs was just :bowdown:

[Harrison_Barnes]

Its sad to see his career ending so early, he was such a good player.. really talented.

[senelcoolidge]

One of the guys in the league I really liked. When you have so many arrogant a -holes in the league as stars this guy was a hard worker and let his play do his talking. Injuries ruin careers. Life goes on I wish him the best. Someone told me he may take a year off (retirement) and come back.

[Semi]

If you've ever played any sport in your life you would understand why he didn't just call it quits in that series. Tnx 4 being an asshole tho.
I have played very much sport in my life, don't talk shit here. And I also know that you always want to win and you're competitive, but when my carear is in the balance I would just think about it and would do the right thing. Come on, I don't understand why nobody gets this even a little bit. I understand you're all sad for this guy and all that but I just state the obvious and don't even want to troll or be the asshole here!

[Myth]

Lesser Blazers have had their jerseys retired, so I think they will. 3 all star teams and a rookie of the year in his 5 year career, plus dragging the team out of their worst years in existence.

[Myth]

Seems like all of you have forgotten the past. The playoff-series against Phoenix where he played despite the doctors where saying he shouldn't. When this happened I thought to myself, what a idiot, I'm sure this will haunt him. And it did. The only one he has to blame is himself, I'm sorry but he could've done something against it.

:facepalm

Roy is not retiring because of that. His knees were more of a 'damned if you do, damned if you don't' type of situation. It was known since college that his knees were an issue, and he would have lost all the soft tissue regardless of the Suns series.

[Myth]

How many players have retired after 5 years that have at least 3 all star selections under their belt? Who was the last rookie of the year to retire after 5 seasons?

[Darkess]

That's a pretty sad career to hang your hat on.

No offense to Roy of course, it's not his fault. But longevity matters in the game of basketball. Being great for a few seasons <<< than being great for a decade.

He's not worthy of retiring his jersey. Quite frankly his career wasn't all that impressive in the terms of remarkable NBA greats.

[Semi]

:facepalm

Roy is not retiring because of that. His knees were more of a 'damned if you do, damned if you don't' type of situation. It was known since college that his knees were an issue, and he would have lost all the soft tissue regardless of the Suns series.

And who are you? Roy's doctor? Roy's knees?

[Apocalyptic0n3]

If he sticks around as a coach or in the front office, as I suspect he will, I could see it happening for dedication to the team, but to do it just based on his playing career would be an insult to others who have had their jerseys retired.

[RoseCity07]

Roy has actually been decling even when he was an all star. He used have many games of near triple doubles. As his knees wore down he was still such a crafty scorer people thought he was getting better. If he had healthy knees he would have been even better than a 22 5 and 5 player. His knees haven't just fallen apart over night. This has been happening over his whole career. Brandon Roy was a great player that I don't think we ever got to see fully healthy. That would have been something. His defense would have been better too.

[Harrison_Barnes]

Sad to see.. was a very talented player.

[Burgz]

well he gets paid and he can do a come back at a later date

damn picking him over bargnani doesnt seem like such a great idea anymore

hope he recovers and we see him in the league someday

[RoseCity07]

Probably one of the single greatest plays Brandon Roy made in a game:

http://www.twitvid.com/JRWAR

I've never heard the other teams crowd react in that way to something the Blazers did. The Clipper fans almost seemed to cheer this play.

[thejumpa]

And who are you? Roy's doctor? Roy's knees?

I'm from Seattle and it's a well-known fact that he has always had iffy knees. You don't need to be his doctor or knees to know that. He knew it, UW knew it, and Portland knew it. They took a chance because even though he didn't have explosiveness and crazy athleticism, he had a complete players game and intangibles that were off the charts.

I want to see him play, but not off the bench for some random team....all the while continuing to ruin his knees. Dudes nearing 30 and has a family to tend to. Gotta do what you gotta do. Maybe Portland will retire his number?

[DonDadda59]

Wow... add him to the list with Penny, TMac, Hill :(

[HurricaneKid]

This wreaks of an insurance settlement. I wonder what the details are. I hope he is able to come back for spot duty in a few years.

Another reason not to stay in college for 4 years...

[Fiasco]

Probably one of the single greatest plays Brandon Roy made in a game:

http://www.twitvid.com/JRWAR

I've never heard the other teams crowd react in that way to something the Blazers did. The Clipper fans almost seemed to cheer this play.

Cheik Samb shortly retired after that night.

[ballsohard247]

Really sad news. I loved to watch Brandon play, he had such a smooth intelligent game.

[Joshumitsu]

And who are you? Roy's doctor? Roy's knees?

Yeah, and who the f*ck are you supposed to be?


Stop saying sh*t if it adds nothing to the conversation. You're coming into this thread, showing a real lack of knowledge about the situation and about knee issues in general. Brandon's knees were already shot up since college. This is a longevity issue not an issue where if he didn't play for two or three games, everything would've been okay. No. It doesn't work like that.

You're only making yourself an idiot by continuing to post.

[Draz]

Damm. I liked him as a player. When your knees go, you go.