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Nicolas Batum
On Tuesday night in Phoenix, Portland may have lost more than the game — Nicolas Batum suffered shoulder strain.
After the game, Batum could not lift his right arm above his head or move it very far backward in the visiting locker room at US Airways Center. So his playing status is at least in jeopardy going forward in the Blazers’ best-of-seven postseason series that is even at 1-1.
“You know last year I played seven months with it and that was worse,” Batum said of his surgically repaired right shoulder. “So I’m sure I’m going to play.” Wait, is he sure? Or merely optimistic? “Optimistic,” he said, laughing, before estimating there to be a 50 percent chance.
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