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Former Trail Blazers guard Brandon Roy injured in California shooting

Former NBA All-Star guard Brandon Roy was injured in a shooting over the weekend in the Los Angeles area, according to multiple reports.

Roy was treated in Southern California before returning to Washington state, where he is the head coach at Seattle's Nathan Hale High School. He is expected to recover.

According to Seattle's KING-TV, Roy was an innocent bystander in what might have been a gang-related shooting.

The Portland Trail Blazers, with whom Roy spent the majority of his career, issued a statement Tuesday night in response to the reports:

"Like many others, we're just learning of the injury suffered by former Trail Blazers player Brandon Roy in a shooting over the weekend in California.