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"I don't want to speak for Portland, but medically retiring and them using the amnesty, I think it worked for both sides," Roy said. "During that whole process, my whole thing was I wanted to make it OK for Portland. I didn't want it to be one-sided ... I felt like Paul (Allen) had done so much for me, and I know how much people in that organization care about the Blazers, so I never wanted to handicap them. So it was the best way we could make this split, while at the same time I could be comfortable and keep my earnings and the Blazers could be freed. I don't know how we could have had a better ending." Oregonian

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"I think a lot of people thought me not playing was all physical. I would say, no it probably has a greater mental side than it does physical," Roy said. "Of course I have to deal with my knees, and the ups and downs of having to sit out games here and there. But it was that part of being an average player ... Can I live with that? Can I go back and play and live with those results?" Oregonian

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"I wouldn't be disappointed either way," Roy said. "If it ends in three weeks, it ends. It's over. I'm totally satisfied with what I've done. I know the sacrifice and the effort that I put into coming back. It took a lot of discipline to get to where I am. That's all I care about: how hard I've worked. So I can't say I'm disappointed, that would be selfish. I was just a normal player my junior year in college, and everything since has been a major blessing. Oregonian

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The team says he will miss a month. Coach Rick Adelman on Tuesday said he expects the surgery will be only a detour in Roy's comeback road, not the end of it. "I think it may sound funny but I think in some ways it's good that they found some things because he was complaining about that, that he felt something wasn't quite right," Adelman said. "So hopefully if he can clean that up and he can get back on the floor, he'll feel better than when he decided to do this. I think it can be a positive. I think we'll know a lot more where he's going two, three weeks down the road. "I think he feels good. He knew something wasn't quite right and apparently it wasn't." Minneapolis Star-Tribune

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Jason Quick: Brandon Roy's right knee surgery was "basically just a clean out" according to agent Greg Lawrence, who added that the procedure "went well" Twitter @jwquick

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Roy had arthroscopic surgery on his right knee at a Twin Cities clinic, a procedure the team said would keep him out approximately one month. "We fully support Brandon's decision to have today's arthroscopic procedure, and look forward to his return when he feels ready to play," team president David Kahn said in a statement issued by the team. Oregonian

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Jerry Zgoda: Wolves call BRoy surgery "successful," say he'll be out about a month. Checking to see exactly what the surgery did Twitter @JerryZgoda

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The much-anticipated return of Brandon Roy to the Rose Garden will not happen this week after the Minnesota guard and former Trail Blazers legend has scheduled a right knee surgery for this week, The Oregonian has learned. The arthroscopy will be the seventh of his career, dating back to high school, and the fifth since he has been a professional. It is unknown how long Roy will be sidelined. Oregonian

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Adrian Wojnarowski: Brandon Roy's knee scope will keep him out "a couple of weeks" for Minnesota, league source tells Y! Sports. @JWQuick 1st reported surgery. Twitter @WojYahooNBA

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Roy said his goal is to play Friday against Golden State, but he didn't seem overly-optimistic. He tried his best to sound positive, but he spoke with the tone and had the body language of someone who knows it isn't good. "I would like to (play Friday)," Roy said. "That's the goal. I don't want to say yeah or no, but I would like to try to get out there Friday." 1500ESPN.com

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"Absolutely (we expected bumps in the road)," Kahn said. "We were very clear last summer that we didn't expect everything to be issue-free. We didn't expect the opposite. We went into it not knowing what to expect. So, I don't think that anything that has occurred up to this point could be considered surprising." 1500ESPN.com

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Rick Bonnell: Brandon Roy, with chronic knee problems, won't play for Wolves. Said Roy, "I'm concerned with it being a knee -- we know they're not 100%.'' Twitter @rick_bonnell

Minnesota Timberwolves, Injuries, Brandon Roy 

The banged-up Minnesota Timberwolves aren't getting any reinforcements for their game against the Charlotte Bobcats. Center Nikola Pekovic, shooting guard Brandon Roy and point guard J.J. Barea all were scratched for the game on Wednesday with injuries, leaving the Wolves with just nine healthy players. ESPN.com

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Jason Quick: Minnesota guard Brandon Roy will miss his third straight game tonight with right knee soreness. Twitter @jwquick

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The schedule is friendly enough short-term. Minnesota’s next set of games on consecutive nights comes Nov. 23-24 at Portland and Golden State. A betting man would expect Roy to play, and play hard, against his former team in the first of those. Same guy probably would anticipate a little aching and swelling the next night in Oakland. “He’s figuring that out,” Adelman said, as Roy navigates the physical and mental demands of his comeback. “He hasn’t been as effective as a lot of people thought he should be, but they’re thinking about the guy three years ago. He’s so used to just letting guys come to him and taking ‘em off the dribble and finishing plays. “Y’know, he’s just coming back after being off a year and he’s just not as sure of himself right now. [Friday] he came out and took three quick jumpers and knocked ‘em down. Everybody who comes back from knee surgery or major surgery, if they’re smart players, they figure out how to get to their strengths. He still can do that. It’s just going to take time.” NBA.com

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Roy had more assists (9) than shots (6) in the Wolves' win over Orlando on Wednesday night, prompting one more clarification. "My thing was to not come out and make a splash right away but to be ready in the later months," Roy said Thursday, Nov. 8, after a Wolves practice. "I just need to get my legs back. My legs are still a little heavy. My shot's been off. Once I get my legs back, the game will get easier." St. Paul Pioneer Press

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If the minutes are going to be there for Roy to play, he'll have to figure out if he's not getting any explosiveness because his knees are bad or because he doesn't have his legs back yet. After he played 30 minutes against the Kings, Roy seemed to feel like his legs weren't under him. “Yeah, I think so,” Roy responded after he was asked if it could take a couple of games to get his legs back under him. “You know, as far as playing, I feel good. But it's just getting the legs back. I hadn't played a fourth quarter in the preseason, so just trying to get a feel for it.” CBSSports.com

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The T-Wolves projected lineup (when everyone is healthy) has Brandon Roy as the only black player along with Nikola Pekovic, Ricky Rubio, Andrei Kirilenko and superstar Kevin Love. "It's just basketball," Roy said. "I never really had to feel like I'm the only black guy out here. I've played on teams that maybe had all black guys and the feeling is just the same when I'm out there on the floor playing with these guys. The only problem we have is in the weight room, arguing over what music we're going to listen to." USA Today

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Jerry Zgoda: Pacers pursued Roy in July. Vogel when asked he roots a bit for Roy's comeback: "Absolutely, obviously not when we play in regular season." Twitter @JerryZgoda

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Free-agent point guard Will Conroy can take as much credit as anyone for Brandon Roy, his childhood friend, coming out of retirement and signing with the Timberwolves. Conroy convinced Roy he still could play in the NBA after they started working out together in March in their hometown of Seattle. Conroy is close to Wolves president of basketball operations David Kahn, who asked Conroy to put in a few words for him when Roy was attracting interest from other NBA teams. "I told Brandon I know Kahn and he's trying to change the culture in Minnesota," Conroy said Tuesday, Oct. 9, after the Wolves' practice at Target Center. St. Paul Pioneer Press

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