Greg Oden Shows Maturity in Addressing Media Questions About Nude Photos (Video)

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Yesterday I wrote about the lessons that we can all learn from the unfortunate situation that Greg Oden has found himself dealing with.

If you didn’t hear, nude photos that Oden took of himself and sent to a female “friend” recently surfaced on the Internet. (BTW, it’s okay to click on that link…I didn’t include the pictures in my post.)

Some time after the pictures surfaced – and Google trends surrounding Oden’s name became volcanic – the Blazers’ center answered questions from the media about the photos.

Watch the video:

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What We Can All Learn from Greg Oden and His Nude Photos

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(shaking my head…)

There is no NBA player I am rooting for to have great professional success than Greg Oden.

He was a high school phenom from my own home state of Indiana, he led Ohio State on a scintillating NCAA Tournament run during his one year in school, and he has presented an affable, gregarious personality in public that has won him over fans across the country.

But someone needs to talk to Greg about this little thing called the Internet, and why he should view it as an absolute deterrent from doing things like sending chicks nude photos of himself.

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