An agreement to renovate the Moda Center and keep the Trail Blazers in Portland for the foreseeable future appears to be in jeopardy, according to Shane Dixon Kavanaugh and Bill Oram of The Oregonian.
Portland Trail Blazers guard Scoot Henderson “ain’t it” according to a recent column by Athletic writer Jason Quick [subscription required]. Though he has written glowingly about Henderson in the lead-up to the season, Quick appears ready to dismiss Henderson’s chances to make a significant impact with the squad.
The Portland Trail Blazers are 8-3 on the young season, but not everything is rosy in Rip City. Despite the victories, people have beef…not with the team so much, but the folks who run alongside them.
The Portland Trail Blazers just defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder on back-to-back nights, despite some pretty good performances by reigning NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
The Portland Trail Blazers are feeling pretty good about themselves after back-to-back wins against the Oklahoma City Thunder at the Moda Center. Looking at the schedule at the beginning of the season, many expected these two games to not go in Portland's favor.
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Call your parents. Bug your friends. Tell your coworkers at the water-cooler. Alert your neighbors in passing as you take out the trash. Bang pots and pans.
The Portland Trail Blazers just put the entire Western Conference on notice. One night after blowing out the Oklahoma City Thunder 123-103, Damian Lillard and company ran it back Wednesday night at Moda Center and took down the shorthanded Thunder again, 118-108.
Deni Avdija recorded 28 points, six assists and four steals, and the Portland Trail Blazers defeated the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder for the second straight night, prevailing 118-108 on Wednesday.
Portland Trail Blazers two-way contract guard Chris Youngblood will miss Portland’s rematch against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night due to a right foot bone bruise, the team announced.
Typically, the path to the NBA for most players is to spend at least a season in college to get high-level basketball and important development under their belts.
Deni Avdija doesn’t need a lengthy explanation of what Damian Lillard brings to the Blazers. He’s getting to experience it. And the benefits go beyond watching Lillard make shots from places most players wouldn’t consider.
Trail Blazers forward Vit Krejci underwent surgery on Wednesday for a fracture in his left ankle and will be re-evaluated in eight weeks, the team announced on its Twitter feed.
It hasn't taken Damian Lillard long this season to regain his status as one of the top players in the NBA. One night after scoring 25 points in a rare Portland victory over Oklahoma City, Lillard will lead the Trail Blazers into a rematch with the visiting Thunder on Wednesday night.
The Trail Blazers are giving opponents more to worry about than Damian Lillard. And Lillard sounds perfectly comfortable with that. Portland’s 123-103 win over the Thunder on Tuesday offered a look at what this group can become when the ball moves, the pace picks up and several players get involved.
The Portland Trail Blazers delivered one of their most impressive performances of the season, dismantling the Oklahoma City Thunder 123-103 behind exceptional perimeter shooting and a dominant performance from their supporting cast.
The Portland Trail Blazers’ experiment to start Scoot Henderson amid the absence of injured Ja Morant appears to be over. Morant is still unavailable as he deals with a hamstring injury, but Henderson is moving back to the bench in favor of guard Sidy Cissoko.
The Portland Trail Blazers got out to one of the hottest starts of any team in the NBA this season. They secured wins in six of their first seven games, but have faced plenty of struggles amid a recent two-game skid.
The Trail Blazers are 6-3, which gives them plenty to feel good about. It doesn’t mean everyone is playing well. Scoot Henderson’s start is one concern, particularly with Ja Morant sidelined and more responsibility available in the backcourt.
The Oklahoma City Thunder visit the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday at 11 p.m. EST in Portland, seeking their fifth consecutive victory. Oklahoma City enters the matchup 8-2 and second in the Western Conference.
Victor Wembanyama needed just 24 minutes to put away the Portland Trail Blazers, but his trips to the floor had their announcers going wild well before halftime.
Portland Trail Blazers big man Robert Williams III just wanted to do his teammate a solid when he was confronted by a Los Angeles Lakers employee. According to Jason Quick of The Athletic, Williams made it his mission to get the game ball following the Blazers’ 124-118 loss to the Lakers on Friday at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, Calif.
While Ja Morant is sidelined with a Grade 2 left hamstring strain, Gilbert Arenas added a different perspective to what he might be going through. Arenas could relate to Morant on a personal level because of a similar brush with league discipline.
Adding a player like Ja Morant definitely sounded like a reason to celebrate in Portland. But Deni Avdija had a very practical question: where would that leave him?
This marked the second straight game where L.A. allowed 120 or more points, although the 136 is a season-high through the first four contests of the season.
Tom Dundon has certainly made a name for himself in the sports world, especially as of late as the owner of the NBA’s Portland Trail Blazers and NHL’s Carolina Hurricanes.