Blazers shut down ailing Oden

Greg Oden's summer league season is over after two games. His consolation: lots of ice cream.

Oden, the top pick in last month's NBA Draft, will undergo surgery to remove his tonsils after taping his presentation of the Gatorade Player of the Year honor at the ESPY Awards in Los Angeles on Thursday.

The Portland Trail Blazers center had been battling a sinus infection and a sore throat since arriving in Las Vegas on Thursday, and the team's medical staff on Monday decided he should have the surgery.

"It's a shame," said Warren LeGarie, executive director for the NBA Summer League. "We were hoping to have Greg back for Sunday, but his health comes first."

Oden had been set to face Kevin Durant, the No. 2 pick in the draft, when Portland plays the Seattle SuperSonics at 7 p.m. Sunday in Cox Pavilion. But late Monday, Blazers general manager Kevin Pritchard said they were shutting down Oden for the rest of the week.

He averaged 9.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, 3.0 blocks and committed 19 personal fouls in his two games.

It is not known if Oden will be able to participate in next week's USA Basketball training camp. Team USA will practice in Las Vegas from July 20 to 22.

• HISTORIC DAY -- Two games were played simultaneously Monday for the first time in the NBA Summer League's four-year history.

The Philadelphia 76ers played the Golden State Warriors at Cox Pavilion, and the New Orleans Hornets played the Minnesota Timberwolves at the Thomas & Mack Center.

Fans were able to go back and forth between the two venues. There was a steady stream of traffic into the Thomas & Mack as fans took advantage of the chance to see two games at once.

"The reaction from the fans was really positive," LeGarie said. "There was no confusion, and as more people become aware that they can go back and forth, I think you'll see even more traffic between Cox and Thomas & Mack."

Earlier in the day, Charlie Villanueva, Jordan Farmar and Javaris Crittenton christened the Thomas & Mack summer league court with a clinic involving local Jr. NBA and Jr. WNBA players.

• AMUNDSON HURT AGAIN -- Philadelphia 76ers forward Louis Amundson re-injured his sprained left ankle in the third quarter of Monday's game with Golden State. The former UNLV forward played 11 minutes and had two points and four rebounds before leaving for good.