The Blazers would prefer Darius Miles enter his name in the Euroleague sweepstakes than keep popping up in beat writer dispatches on free agent workouts. As has been well-documented, if Miles plays 10 games in either of the next two seasons, Portland is back on the hook for his 2008-09 and 2009-10 salary, preventing the squad from further bolstering its budding All-Star troupe.

Blazers boss Kevin Pritchard keeps talking about how gnarly Miles's knees remain. Is this an ethical -- or legal -- breach? Via TrueHoop, Dwight Jaynes of the Portland Tribune investigates.

Chuck French, a Multnomah County district attorney, has extensive experience with [Health Insurance Portability and Availability Act] regulations, and he believes the Blazers must have had some form of authorization to release information about Miles' condition.

"It would seem that they may have exceeded their authority, but I would think that they may have had authorization, from Miles or his agent, to talk about his condition," French said. "I'd be shocked if they aren't hanging their hat on some form of authorization."

Basically, the Blazers are not allowed to talk about Miles's health without Miles's permission. The player's agent wouldn't comment for Jaynes's story, and the columnist insinuates it could be because Miles will likely get a job no matter what Pritchard says. At the very least, other teams know Portland's situation and will hopefully take Pritchard's comments with the grain of salt they deserve.