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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) The Trail Blazers say forward LaMarcus Aldridge had surgery on his right hip.

The arthroscopic procedure repaired a slight labral tear. Aldridge was bothered by the injury late in the season and missed the Blazers' final eight games.

The 6-foot-11 power forward announced earlier he would have the proactive procedure for the tear, which he described as minor. Aldridge had surgery to repair torn cartilage in his left hip when he was at Texas in 2005, but that injury was more severe.

Aldridge averaged 21.7 points, 8.0 rebounds and 2.4 assists this season while shooting a career-high 51.2 percent.

Dr. Marc Philippon performed the procedure in Vail, Colo., on Thursday.

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They should have done this the moment they bailed on the season. Why wait?

I don't see why they didn't do this during the season when it was bothering him.

This cuts into more of his training time in the summer, or possibly he could have used more time to heal.

That is the way things are done in Blazerville. They never fail to close the barn door after all the horses are gone. Watch the draft. You can expect them to use their high picks to draft more shooting guards and swing men and then look for cheap point guard and center late.

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