| 4/16/2013 4:58:00 PM |
Description: Portland forward Nicolas Batum (shoulder) has been shut down for the rest of the season. SOURCE: Chris Haynes, CSNNW.com | Insight: The forward is dealing with pain and weakness in his arm related to a superior labral tear in his right shoulder and hasn't played since April 1. He won't need surgery and should be fine for next season. | | |
| 4/14/2013 4:25:00 PM |
Description: Portland forward Nicolas Batum (shoulder) will miss Sunday's game, according to Chris Haynes of CSNNW.com. | Insight: The forward is dealing with pain and weakness in his arm related to a superior labral tear in his right shoulder. He's running out of time to appear again this season. | | |
| 4/12/2013 4:37:00 PM |
Description: Portland forward Nicolas Batum (shoulder) will miss Friday's game, according to Candace Buckner of The Columbian. | Insight: The forward is dealing with pain and weakness in his arm related to a superior labral tear in his right shoulder. He took part in a light workout Thursday but he's running out of time to appear again this season. | | |
| 4/11/2013 5:24:00 PM |
Description: Portland forward Nicolas Batum (shoulder) took part in a light workout at Thursday's practice, according to Chris Haynes of CSNNW.com. | Insight: The forward is dealing with pain and weakness in his arm related to a superior labral tear in his right shoulder. The team will evaluate him Friday before determining his status for its game against the Thunder on Friday night. | | |
| 4/10/2013 5:26:00 PM |
Description: Portland forward Nicolas Batum (shoulder) will miss Wednesday's game. SOURCE: Joe Freeman, The Oregonian | Insight: The forward is dealing with pain and weakness in his arm related to a superior labral tear in his right shoulder. He said he will try to make it back this season but he's running out of time. | | |
| 4/9/2013 3:48:00 PM |
Description: Portland forward Nicolas Batum (shoulder) practiced Tuesday but he is doubtful for Wednesday's game against the Lakers. SOURCE: Joe Freeman, The Oregonian | Insight: The forward is dealing with pain and weakness in his arm related to a superior labral tear in his right shoulder. He said he will try to make it back this season but he's running out of time. | | |
| 4/6/2013 4:55:00 PM |
Description: Portland forward Nicolas Batum (shoulder) did not practice Saturday and will miss Sunday's game. SOURCE: Joe Freeman, The Oregonian | Insight: The forward is dealing with pain and weakness in his arm related to a superior labral tear in his right shoulder. He said he will try to make it back this season but with six games remaining, it doesn't look good. | | |
| 4/3/2013 8:58:00 PM |
Description: Portland forward Nicolas Batum has been diagnosed with a superior labral tear in his right shoulder, according to Candace Buckner of the Columbian. | Insight: The Blazers training staff says that he missed Wednesday's game due to "decreased sensation" in his right shoulder, not the labral tear. Once the feeling returns to his shoulder and he is "confident ... that he can play without getting hurt," he will be able to play. However, he's without a timetable right now. | | |
| 4/3/2013 6:05:00 PM |
Description: Portland forward Nicolas Batum will miss Wednesday's game with weakness in his right shoulder. Doctors told him not to play again this season if his shoulder feels anything less than 100 percent. SOURCE: Joe Freeman, The Oregonian | Insight: Batum estimated that his shoulder is only 50-60 percent healthy. His production has also been slowed by a nagging wrist injury over the past two months. | | |
| 3/13/2013 6:05:00 PM |
Description: Trail Blazers forward Nicolas Batum will shed the brace on his injured wrist in Thursday's game even though his wrist "felt on fire" during his last game. SOURCE: Candace Buckner, The Columbian | Insight: Batum has been playing through a wrist injury for quite some time and he has been reluctant to shoot. He's only averaging 9.3 field-goal attempts (4.4 3PA) per game over his last 20 contests after firing 12.9 per game (6.9 3PA) over his first 42 games. | | |
| 3/3/2013 9:52:00 AM |
Description: Trail Blazers forward Nicolas Batum re-injured his wrist Saturday in a win over the Timberwolves. | Insight: Batum (15.3 ppg, 4.5 apg, 5.9 rpg) suffered the injury on a blocked shot attempt in the fourth quarter. Batum has been dealing with wrist issues off and on all season but he's only missed two games. He'll probably be a go for Monday's game versus Charlotte though he won't be 100 percent. | | |
| Cold | 2/13/2013 10:40:00 PM |
Description: Portland small forward Nicolas Batum looked awful Wednesday against the Hornets. He finished with just three points on 1-of-11 shooting. | Insight: Batum has scored a combined eight points in his last two contests. It's common knowledge that Batum has been playing through a wrist injury, so fantasy owners shouldn't be surprised to see that he's struggling. Hopefully Batum will use the All-Star break to his advantage and get the medical attention that he needs. | | |
| 2/10/2013 8:25:00 PM |
Description: A wrist injury held Nicolas Batum back at the beginning of this month but he appears to have turned the corner. The Blazers forward is averaging 21.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 2.0 blocks and 4.0 threes over his last two games. | Insight: Batum played through the injury but averaged just 8.0 ppg in six games from Jan. 27 to Feb. 6. If you haven't already, be sure to get him back in the lineup. | | |
| Cold | 2/6/2013 11:04:00 PM |
Description: Blazers forward Nicolas Batum says he plans to play through a wrist injury but it is clearly holding him back. He has only scored 48 points over his last six games. | Insight: That's 8.0 ppg, nowhere near his seasonal average of close to 16 ppg. Batum's wrist must really be bothering him because he isn't even taking that many shots right now; he has only attempted double-digit shots once in the last six games despite playing a normal minutes workload. | | |
| 2/6/2013 2:35:00 PM |
Description: Blazers forward Nicolas Batum did not practice at the Wednesday morning shootaround, but says he expected to play against Dallas. | Insight: Batum is one of the best all-around players in fantasy basketball, contributing strong numbers in points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks, threes and free-throw percentage. He has averaged just 7.8 ppg over the last five games due to the wrist injury, well below his 15.7 ppg season-long average. | | |
| Hot | 1/31/2013 4:48:00 PM |
Description: Blazers forward Nicolas Batum left practice early to get his wrist checked out. Portland coach Terry Stotts said it was "just to make sure nothing's going on." SOURCE: Mike Tokito, The Oregonian | Insight: Batum is one of the best all-around players in fantasy basketball, contributing strong numbers in points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks, threes and free-throw percentage. He has been playing through a sprained wrist for the past week so we'll have to keep an eye on the situation. | | |
| Hot | 1/27/2013 10:45:00 AM |
Description: Blazers forward Nicolas Batum proved once again why he is one of the best all-around properties in fantasy hoops with a 20-10-12 triple-double Saturday. He added a steal, a block and four threes in 41 minutes of play. | Insight: Batum fills every category in fantasy basketball and he does it well. He has two triple-doubles in his last three games. | | |
| Hot | 1/1/2013 10:34:00 PM |
Description: Blazers forward Nic Batum drilled 6-of-12 from the 3-point line and had six assists, four rebounds and a steal to augment a 26-point game Tuesday against the Knicks. | Insight: Batum is making close to 3.0 threes per game over his last eight games. With 16.4 points, 4.4 assists, 5.7 rebounds, 1.6 steals, 1.2 blocks and 2.5 threes per game, Batum is one of the best all-around players in fantasy basketball. | | |
| Hot | 12/27/2012 7:13:00 PM |
Description: Blazers forward Nicolas Batum is averaging 15.3 points, 7.0 assists, 5.3 rebounds, 1.7 steals, 1.8 blocks and 2.5 threes in his last six games. | Insight: Batum is only shooting 40.3 percent from the field during that span but he did make all 19 of his free-throw attempts. In fact, he has made his last 25 and 59 of his last 64 from the foul line. He seems to be fully recovered from the back injury that ailed him earlier this month. | | |
| 12/23/2012 10:54:00 AM |
Description: Blazers forward Nicolas Batum had a 13-9-8-7 game Saturday. Unfortunately, while the first three are his points, rebounds and assists, respectively, the seven represents his turnovers. | Insight: Batum is only averaging 2.6 turnovers per game so he was likely just having an off night. The multi-faceted forward is putting up 14.3 points, 5.8 rebounds, 7.3 assists, 2.0 steals, 2.3 blocks and 2.8 threes in 41 minutes over four games since returning from a back injury. | | |
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