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Blazers C Greg Oden apologizes for nude photos

Published Jan. 27, 2010 5:33 a.m. ET

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Portland Trail Blazers center Greg Oden is apologizing for nude photos that have surfaced on the internet.

Oden says the pictures, taken with his cell phone and sent to a former girlfriend, were taken about 1 1/2 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 7-foot-center 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.

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