Miami Heat star Greg Oden has insisted that he is pleased with the condition of his knees after playing in his first NBA regular-season game in more than four years with no significant pain.

Oden had six points and two rebounds in eight minutes against the Washington Wizards on Wednesday.

"It's nothing I can't manage. I'm just looking forward to playing in the next game. I got to play in a game," he said, ESPN reports.

Oden was the first overall pick in the 2007 Draft, and Miami coach Erik Spoelstra has insisted that he will go through more conditioning work and tests to gauge the swelling in his knees.

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Sumeet Paul