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Despite some external pressure to “blow it up,” the Portland Trail Blazers seem to have no intentions of doing so. In an interview this week with Blazers courtside reporter Brooke Olzendam, general manager Neil Olshey discussed the …
LeBron James and his Cleveland Cavaliers have become the punchline of many jokes during these NBA Finals, so you can’t blame the three-time NBA champ for trying to deflect some of that attention elsewhere. While meeting with reporters on …
The Portland Trail Blazers were swept by the New Orleans Pelicans in the first round of the NBA Playoffs, leading many to wonder if there were big changes in store for the organization. While obviously still assessing the damage, Blazers general …
Print media is not dead because one newspaper just sucked the life right out of the Portland Trail Blazers. The Blazers were swept Saturday by the lower-seeded New Orleans Pelicans in their first-round playoff series. In response, the front page of …
The Portland Trail Blazers lost their second consecutive playoff game to the New Orleans Pelicans at home, which led to some interesting Wikipedia editing. Jrue Holiday scored a game-high 33 points in leading the visiting Pelicans to a 111-102 win …
The NBA All-Star Game unveiled a new format this year in which the top two players in votes received are captains and got to choose teams. While the draft took place behind closed doors to prevent fans from knowing the order in which players were …
The Portland Trail Blazers are the latest reported entrant in the DeAndre Jordan sweepstakes, but nothing is imminent on that front. According to Marc Stein of the New York Times, the Blazers have registered their interest in the star center, joining …
The Blazers used a fun exchange on social media to burn an NBA team that will soon be moving from Oakland to San Francisco. On Sunday afternoon, ESPN tweeted a link to an article on its site regarding a tattoo Damian Lillard has on his chest that …
Star Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard has been pressing Carmelo Anthony to try and join him out west — and he thinks he’s getting somewhere. Lillard told Marc J. Spears of the Undefeated that, by his reading, the forward could …
Carmelo Anthony seems to know where he wants to go, but another NBA team is hoping he’ll change his mind on that. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Portland Trail Blazers were targeted by the New York Knicks and Houston Rockets …
The Portland Trail Blazers continue to prove why they have the best social media presence in the NBA. On Wednesday, the Blazers traded guard Tim Quarterman to the Houston Rockets for cash considerations. Quarterman was then promptly dealt by Houston …
Phil Jackson apparently wants to buy what Neil Olshey is selling. ESPN’s Ian Begley reports on Thursday that the New York Knicks have spoken to the Portland Trail Blazers in recent days about a trade involving one of Portland’s three …
The Golden State Warriors are heavy favorites to defeat the Portland Trail Blazers in the opening round of the NBA Playoffs, but don’t tell them that. The Warriors were quick to dismiss prognostications that they would easily coast past …
Portland Trail Blazers president Chris McGowan issued a statement on Saturday in response to the Twitter spat between his team/players and opponent Chandler Parsons. Portland beat Memphis on Friday night, and Parsons responded on Twitter to the …
Chandler Parsons got into a funny Twitter spat with the Portland Trail Blazers after his opponents trolled him for throwing up an airball during Friday’s game. Portland beat Parsons’ Grizzlies 112-109 and provided running commentary for …
A winter storm has dumped a historic amount of snow on Portland and its surrounding areas this week, and the inclement weather has created some travel complications for two NBA teams who are scheduled to square off on Wednesday night. For whatever …
