Trail Blazers rookie Yang Hansen had his highly anticipated NBA debut, with Portland playing the Minnesota Timberwolves in their season opener. As expected, Hansen was the first center in Chauncey Billups' bench rotation, seeing immediate minutes spelling Donovan Clingan. But with a rookie receiving immediate minutes comes inevitable growing pains. Part of that steep learning curve includes receiving your first "welcome to the NBA" moment.
The good news for Hansen is that he got that out of the way early in his career and doesn't have to worry about the remaining 81 games of his rookie season. The bad news?