THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland Trail Blazers centre Greg Oden is apologizing for nude photos that have surfaced on the Internet.
Oden says the pictures, taken with his cellphone and sent to a former girlfriend, were taken about 1{ years ago. A friend told the 21-year-old Tuesday morning that the pictures were making the rounds on the Internet.
"I would like to apologize to everybody: Portland, the fans, the organization," Oden told reporters at the Blazers practice facility. "It was very embarrassing."
Oden is out for this season after fracturing his left kneecap during a game against the Houston Rockets on Dec. 5. He averaged 11.1 points and 8.5 rebounds in 21 starts.
The seven-foot centre was the No. 1 pick in the 2007 NBA draft out of Ohio State. He missed his rookie season after have microfracture surgery on his right knee.
