Fabricio Oberto, who recently joined Blazers, retires

[insidehoops]

Portland Trail Blazers center Fabricio Oberto has announced today that he has retired from the game of basketball due to recurrent palpitations related to a prior cardiac condition.

Oberto experienced lightheadedness and dizziness during the first half of Portland’s game at Milwaukee on Nov. 2.

http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=6769

[jbot]

that dude has played this long w/ a heart condition? sad to see him go really.

[jbot]

wow. sean marks signed to replace him. how does this guy keep getting contracts?