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Blazers’ Aldridge, Batum Both Suffer Injuries
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All posts by Basketball InsidersUpdated8 hours ago on April 18, 2024
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What players described as a nightmarish road trip for the Portland Trail Blazers took another scary turn when star center LaMarcus Aldridge and forward Nicolas Batum were injured in Saturday’s 97-86 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies.
Aldridge bruised his left hand in the first quarter and initially attempted to play through the pain before sitting out the second half. Batum landed awkwardly and felt pain shoot through his lower back in the first quarter, which also prompted him to miss the second half.
