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The Portland Trail Blazers have officially anointed their replacement for the fired Braiden Bell. Portland is hiring Travis Demers to serve as their new television play-by-play broadcaster for next season, according to a report Wednesday by Joe …
Braiden Bell is not giving up on his NBA dream. The 29-year-old announcer made headlines last week when the Portland Trail Blazers hired him to be the team’s play-by-play man and then fired him on the same day over controversial social media …
Braiden Bell is speaking out this week in the wake of his hiring and firing by the Portland Trail Blazers. Bell took to X on Friday to issue an apology. The apology came in the wake of Bell’s firing by the Blazers over controversial posts that …
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 …
Damian Lillard doesn’t want to see the day when the Trail Blazers are no longer in Portland. While there is no imminent possibility of a Trail Blazers relocation, the NBA franchise and the City of Portland have yet to see eye to eye on …
Ja Morant’s seven years with the Memphis Grizzlies ended in a whimper. The Portland Trail Blazers guard Morant was the subject of a viral clip that was released this week. The video showed Morant’s live reaction to the news that he had …
Deni Avdija could become the latest NBA All-Star to hit the market. The Portland Trail Blazers are not setting themselves up to retain their star forward Avdija, Sam Quinn of CBS Sports reported this week during an appearance on the “Third …
Portland Trail Blazers guard Shaedon Sharpe is already dealing with an injury, and the regular season hasn’t even started. On Monday, it was announced that Sharpe suffered a torn right meniscus during an individual workout. ESPN’s Shams …
Jrue Holiday still appears to have a seat at the table in Portland. The Portland Trail Blazers are not looking to buy out their veteran guard Holiday, longtime NBA writer Marc Stein reported to Substack this week. Stein adds that the Blazers have …
The list of grievances against new Portland Trail Blazers owner Tom Dundon appears to be growing. Legendary sportscaster Neil Everett lost his job with the Blazers earlier this month. Everett had been working as a television studio host for the …
Ja Morant is adjusting well to his new surroundings following his trade from the Memphis Grizzlies to the Portland Trail Blazers. He’s even started embracing the beauty of Oregon’s nature, revealing that he has picked up a few new outdoor …
The Portland Trail Blazers are laying out the red carpet for Damian Lillard’s return from injury next season. Portland is hiring longtime NBA assistant coach Jay Triano to join their coaching staff, veteran NBA writer Chris Haynes reported on …
Ja Morant may have come at an additional cost for the Portland Trail Blazers. The Blazers are not expected to retain free agent center Robert Williams III, Jason Quick of The Athletic reported on Monday. Quick notes that Williams is hoping to land a …
After months of rumors, the Memphis Grizzlies have finally pulled the trigger on a Ja Morant trade. The Grizzlies are trading Morant to the Portland Trail Blazers, according to Shams Charania of ESPN. Forwards Jerami Grant and Kris Murray will head …
The Portland Trail Blazers ended their head coaching search on Tuesday when they hired Minnesota Timberwolves assistant Micah Nori. However, the Blazers’ decision isn’t going over well, and not because Nori isn’t a good candidate. …
The Portland Trail Blazers have hired Micah Nori as their new head coach, but they did not exactly make a strong commitment to him. Details of Nori’s contract were reported after his hiring Tuesday, and they contained one bizarre detail. Nori …
