While the Miami Heat aren’t—and shouldn’t be—counting on a major contribution from Greg Oden as they lurch toward a possible three-peat, the hard-luck center has put himself in a position to move the needle for the defending champs.
This is a scenario—should it occur—that would have been unfathomable a year ago. Impossible, really. And it would make for a remarkable feel-good story for anyone with a working human heart and a posture toward the Heat that isn’t most aptly described as “rage that precludes basic empathy.” People who can feel things should feel good about Greg Oden.
The center is a nice man who has suffered greatly. He’s been through a terrible and very specific sort of agony that most of us could scarcely imagine. His story is Tragic with a capital “T.” Tragic in the Athenian sense.
Let’s stretch some imaginative muscles here: You’re Greg Oden, or someone like him—which is to say, someone with a world class ability. You’re one of the top people on the planet at something consequential and you have the ...
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