Damian Lillard and Ja Morant may not need a tag-team nickname just yet. Portland Trail Blazers head coach Micah Nori does not believe that starting Lillard and Morant together in the backcourt makes sense, Jason Quick of The Athletic reported on Friday.
The Portland Trail Blazers experienced a terribly public gaffe yesterday, as they hired and then fired television play-by-play broadcaster Braiden Bell within eight hours.
It’s been quite a week for the Trail Blazers. So perhaps inviting everyone over to watch Damian Lillard and Ja Morant play basketball isn’t the worst idea.
Micah Nori knows starting Damian Lillard and Ja Morant together might not make perfect basketball sense. He’s probably going to do it anyway. The Blazers coach acknowledged that the pairing presents some obvious questions, but told The Athletic that he’s leaning toward opening games with both star guards.
The NBA preseason is less than a week away, but Portland Trail Blazers fans have an opportunity to peep the team before then. This Sunday, Oct. 4, at 4 p.m.
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After three days, six player interviews, a trio of Micah Nori scrums and one yoga session, training camp is almost over for the Portland Trail Blazers. It seems to be going OK.
Nothing ever gets deleted from the internet, they say. And the repercussions are almost always damaging. Just ask Braiden Bell, who was hired and fired on the same day by the Portland Trail Blazers, after the team found some of his old social media posts.
The Trail Blazers’ decision to fire newly hired television play-by-play broadcaster Braiden Bell isn’t exactly receiving universal applause. In fact, quite the opposite.
The Trail Blazers have fired newly hired play-by-play announcer Braiden Bell less than a day after announcing his addition to the broadcast team. Portland reversed course after racist and sexist posts from Bell’s social media account resurfaced, according to Sports Illustrated.
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.
The Trail Blazers have announced they are parting ways with Braiden Bell, their new play-by-play announcer, just hours after making his position official.
In a shocking turn of events, the Portland Trail Blazers have announced that they are dismissing brand new television play-by-play broadcaster Braiden Bell because of a history of offensive comments.
Less than 24 hours after hiring their new play-by-play broadcaster, the Portland Trail Blazers are walking back on their decision. Braiden Bell, who was
The Portland Trail Blazers held their third day of training camp in Tualatin on Thursday as they prepare for the 2026-27 NBA season. Following the day’s work, Blazers head coach Micah Nori, Scoot Henderson and Deni Avdija met with reporters for media availability.
Pooh Jeter has been hired by the Los Angeles Lakers as their new Director of Pro Scouting, according to Mark J. Spears of Andscape. Jeter has been with the Portland Trail Blazers since 2023 in a variety of roles.
Ja Morant got the fresh start he was looking for this summer, when the Memphis Grizzlies traded him to the Portland Trail Blazers. He went from franchise face to negative asset very quickly, but he now joins an ascending Blazers team that just went to the playoffs last season.
With nearly $600 million in public funding on the table to improve the Moda Center, Portland Trail Blazers president Dewayne Hankins struck a conciliatory tone on Tuesday per Front Office Sports.