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Portland’s Wesley Matthews has an irregular heartbeat

By Andrew Melnick

Oct 9, 2013; Portland, OR, USA; Portland Trail Blazers shooting guard Wesley Matthews (2) drives to the basket against the Phoenix Suns at the Moda Center. Mandatory Credit: Craig Mitchelldyer-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 9, 2013; Portland, OR, USA; Portland Trail Blazers shooting guard Wesley Matthews (2) drives to the basket against the Phoenix Suns at the Moda Center. Mandatory Credit: Craig Mitchelldyer-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 9, 2013; Portland, OR, USA; Portland Trail Blazers shooting guard Wesley Matthews (2) drives to the basket against the Phoenix Suns at the Moda Center. Mandatory Credit: Craig Mitchelldyer-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 9, 2013; Portland, OR, USA; Portland Trail Blazers shooting guard Wesley Matthews (2) drives to the basket against the Phoenix Suns at the Moda Center. Mandatory Credit: Craig Mitchelldyer-USA TODAY Sports /

Portland Trail Blazers’ swingman Wesley Matthews has an irregular heartbeat, according to an official release from the team:

"Portland guard Wesley Matthews experienced an irregular heartbeat (atrial fibrillation) today during practice.Matthews underwent an electrical cardioversion procedure this afternoon and his heartbeat has returned to normal.He did not travel with the team to Oakland and is out for tomorrow night’s preseason game at Golden State and is listed day-to-day."

Obviously, whenever you are dealing with someone’s heart, you have to be very cautious. Despite having an electrical procedure to deal with the issue, nobody seems overly concerned with Matthews’ health. In fact, Matthews went on twitter and compared himself to Iron Man, tweeting “Appreciate all the love and thoughts! I’ll be good, Tony Stark had his heart checked too lol.”

Matthews, 27, is entering his fifth NBA season. The former Marquette star spent his first season with the Utah Jazz and his been with the Blazers ever since.

Matthews had his finest year as a pro last season, averaging 14.8 points, 2.8 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.3 steals per game.

The Blazers will start their season in Phoenix against the Suns Wednesday night.

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