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Nicolas Batum gets duped by fake PSY at Cannes Film Festival

If you met someone claiming to be famous Korean rapper, Psy…..would you believe him? Well, it appears that Portland Trail Blazers forward Nicolas Batum sure did and he even took a photo with the impostor at the Cannes Film Festival: After the above photo and others had circulated around the Internet, the real PSY came forward to state that he was nowhere near France at the time...
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24 days ago  |  Discuss

Blazers F Batum out against Grizzlies

Trail Blazers forward Nicolas Batum was out of the lineup against the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night because of an injured right shoulder. Batum has a labral tear in his shoulder, causing him decreased strength and sensation. He apparently sustained the injury on Monday in Portland's 112-102 loss to Utah. Batum is averaging 14.3 points, 5.6 rebounds and 4.9 assists this...
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April 03, 2013  |  Discuss

How Nicolas Batum has earned his big contract

No regrets here The Portland Trail Blazers had a big decision to make this past summer surrounding small forward Nicolas Batum. The Minnesota Timberwolves made him a four-year, $45 million offer, and Portland had to choose whether they wanted to risk overspending, or risk losing a great player by letting him walk. The Blazers chose to take a chance and spend the money, and Nicolas...
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January 20, 2013  |  Discuss

Batum comes up big in much needed Portland win

Batum leads Blazers in double OT The Headline: With the Blazers desperate for an East Coast win, Nicolas Batum hits a last-second three in double OT to seal the deal. Portland Trail Blazers vs. Cleveland Cavaliers When: 7:30 ET, Saturday, December 1, 2012 Where: Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland) Officials: Leon Wood, Mark Lindsay, Ed Malloy Attendance: 16,624 Love ‘em Portland finally...
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December 03, 2012  |  Discuss

Nicolas Batum punch: Competitive edge or simply uncalled for?

Batum did what!? The Portland Trail Blazers created a culture of well-mannered community members following the Jail Blazers era in the early-2000s, and as a result, the team has lacked that certain edge that it takes to compete with the best of the best year in and year out. Nicolas Batum has probably never been called edgy in his life, but the Olympics have seemingly brought out...
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August 08, 2012  |  Discuss

Nic Batum Viciously Punches Juan Carlos Navarro in Groin During Closing Seconds of Olympic Quarterfinal

Nic Batum is a sore loser, but Juan Carlos Navarro is going to be sore after this one. In the closing seconds of Spain's 66-59 victory over France, the French Batum wound up and committed a very hard foul on Navarro. It's unclear whether Batum was aiming for a sensitive area or just got carried away committing a hard foul, but either way it's very painful to watch. Check...
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August 08, 2012  |  Discuss

Trail Blazers Batum hints a great chance he remains in Portland in 2012/13

In a report today on OregonLive.com Daniel Mediate and other PDX media members caught up with Nicolas Batum as he arrived back in Portland from Europe. With the Blazers saying they would match a HUGE offer sheet from the Timberwolves for four-year, $46.5 million Batum suggests he's fine with a match. Quote: "I'm very happy about it," Batum...
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July 18, 2012  |  Discuss

Batum will get Wolves' offer Sunday

MINNEAPOLIS On Friday evening, the Minnesota Timberwolves completed what appeared to be the final step in clearing enough salary cap space to sign restricted free-agent small forward Nicolas Batum to an offer sheet. However, a league technicality will impede them from doing so until 5 p.m. ET Sunday. After releasing small forward Martell Webster and trading center Brad Miller to...
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July 13, 2012  |  Discuss

Wolves still want sign-and-trade for Batum

MINNEAPOLIS The Minnesota Timberwolves are still attempting to work out an agreement on a sign-and-trade deal to acquire small forward Nicolas Batum from the Portland Trail Blazers, according to a league source. The team hopes to resolve the situation by the end of the day, and if a sign-and-trade agreement cant be reached, it is poised to present Batum a restricted free agent...
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July 12, 2012  |  Discuss

Blazers will match offers for Batum

Portland Trail Blazers general manager Neil Olshey says the team will match any offers for French swingman Nicolas Batum. Olshey's comments came Wednesday after speculation the team might be working on a sign-and-trade with Minnesota, which was interested in the restricted free agent. Olshey said he believes Batum has more value than what Minnesota would be able to offer. ...
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July 11, 2012  |  Discuss
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