Portland Trail Blazers center Sam Bowie, whose...

Portland Trail Blazers center Sam Bowie, whose basketball career has been plagued by injuries, was hospitalized in good condition Saturday in Portland after suffering a broken right leg Friday night in the team’s 120-113 overtime win over the Dallas Mavericks.

The leg was placed in a temporary plastic cast pending a decision on whether surgery will be necessary, a spokesman said.

Trainer Ron Culp described the injury as a fracture “to the mid-shaft area of the right tibia.”

Bowie lost his balance and hit the floor hard after a turnaround jump shot with 5:14 to play. He shouted that his leg was broken, and team officials ran to his side.

The injury was the latest in a string that have troubled the 7-1 center. However, his previous injuries have involved his left leg, not the right.

His first injury was to his left shin as a sophomore at the University of Kentucky, causing him to miss two full seasons. Last season, following another injury, he had a bone graft performed on the left shin.