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The Portland Trail Blazers had Tuesday’s game against the Chicago Bulls well in hand, until they didn’t. Portland raced out to a 20-point lead early, but the Bulls stormed back into the contest and earned a marquee victory despite a poor shooting night from Zach LaVine and early foul trouble for Wendell Carter Jr. It […]

The Portland Trail Blazers have been consistently making the playoffs year-in and year-out in recent seasons. However, they always fail to get past the Western Conference Finals and always look a piece or two away from forming a true championship-caliber roster. Reports have emerged that Damian Lillard has been urging the Blazers front office to […]

Like most young NBA players today, they patterned their game after the ones they saw on TV. For Chicago Bulls guard Coby White, it was Portland Trail Blazers star guard Damian Lillard whom he idolized growing up. Per Eric Woodyard, White was particularly drawn to Lillard’s scoring ability — a pretty rare thing for point […]

Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry didn’t clap back at Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard during the game after his controversial statement regarding the two-time NBA MVP. Instead, Curry let his actions do the talking and exploded with a career-high 62 points to lift the Warriors over the Blazers to snag his team’s third […]

In his second game of the 2020-21 NBA season, Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green didn’t waste time getting into the heads of his opponents. His first victim: Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard. In the first quarter of the Warriors-Blazers game on Sunday, Green and Lillard hurled words at each other, causing the officials […]

Damian Lillard of the Blazers knows the Golden State Warriors, Steve Kerr, and Stephen Curry have struggled to find a groove at the start of the 2020-21 season. Specifically, one glaring issue with the Dubs’ play so far has been their inability to create clean looks for Stephen Curry. Without Klay Thompson spotting up and […]

Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard opened up about the continued comparisons between him and Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry. While Lillard was understanding of why some casual observers might link the two–and even in some cases believe that Curry influenced the Blazers guard–Lillard was frank in his assessment of his originality. “I understand […]

Everyone in the league already took notice of the struggles being encountered by Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors early in the season, including Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard. He added that the new faces on the Warriors make it tougher for Curry to regularly get quality looks on the court. “I think […]

Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard recently hinted at his desires to have a long-term stay in the city as he sets his sights on surpassing Clyde Drexler as the greatest player to ever don the team’s colors. Lillard continues to move up the franchise scoring list after producing 34 points in a 123-98 victory […]

Damian Lillard did not only lead the Portland Trail Blazers to a blowout victory against the Golden State Warriors, but he also etched his name further in the NBA history books. After Friday’s 34-point explosion, Lillard became just the second Blazers player to reach 15,000 points. He needed only 21 to reach the feat, and […]

Apart from being one of the best basketball players in the world, Portland Trail Blazers superstar Damian Lillard also dabbles into music from time to time. Dame’s two worlds collided recently when he turned into a basketball coach for critically acclaimed rapper Cardi B. As seen in the latest episode of the hip hop artist’s […]

For those selling the Portland Trail Blazers-Los Angeles Clippers rivalry, Damian Lillard isn’t buying it. Lillard was asked about the so-called “rivalry” between the Western Conference foes ahead of the latest Blazers-Clippers matchup. In a rather savage response, the All-Star guard questioned the premise of the question. “I thought a rivalry was built on the […]

Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard was given a role this past offseason in determining how the team’s roster would pan out heading into 2020-21. Lillard explained to Sam Amick of The Athletic his involvement with the front office: “Yeah, I mean in the offseason I have personal relationships with my teammates so I don’t […]

NBA fans have already witnessed several blowouts just a week after the start of the 2020-21 season. With the Dallas Mavericks demolishing the Los Angeles Clippers by an astonishing 51 points and the Brooklyn Nets getting 20-plus point wins against teams like the Boston Celtics, the question of why this is happening so frequently must […]

The NBA had no shortage of memorable moments in 2020, both on and off the floor. It’s why this post is dedicated to the 10 best NBA moments of 2020. All 30 organizations navigated a global pandemic, with players and coaches also leading the charge for social justice and equality. It was a year like […]

Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard had high praise for Gary Trent Jr. after the Blazers downed the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday. Trent poured in 28 points on 10-for-14 shooting from the field, helping the Trail Blazers snatch a win from the defending champions. The performance was all the more impressive because it […]

James Harden reportedly expanded his list of preferred trade destinations to include the Boston Celtics and Portland Trail Blazers. Whether or not Portland has the assets the Houston Rockets would consider fair for a Harden deal is yet to be seen. Nonetheless, Damian Lillard might be more than interested. On the daily Locked On Blazers […]

Los Angeles Lakers head coach Frank Vogel didn’t shy away from expressing his disappointment with the outcome of their matchup against the visiting Portland Trail Blazers for their third game of the season on Monday night. The tactician described that his Lakers team was “stuck in the mud” all throughout the encounter, which eventually caused […]

The Los Angeles Lakers and Portland Trail Blazers square off Monday in a rematch of last season’s first-round playoff matchup. Both teams look quite a bit different, however. The Lakers substituted Dwight Howard and JaVale McGee for Montrezl Harrel and Marc Gasol in the offseason, also adding point guard Dennis Schroder to the mix. Los […]

Damian Lillard and the Portland Trail Blazers experienced a brutal defeat to the Utah Jazz, as they lost 100-120. A season opener surely they would not have imagined, the Blazers are off to another slow start to the season. However, the scoreless first half and a game total of nine points for Lillard are more […]

Might the Portland Trail Blazers have been a sleeper team to land Giannis Antetokounmpo before the “Greek Freak” signed a supermax with the Milwaukee Bucks? Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports reported on the latest edition of the Posted Up podcast Antetokounmpo had grown especially close with Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard this summer. Haynes added […]

There have been a ton of offseason moves over the past few months that have reshaped the landscape of the league as we approach the beginning of the 2020-21 NBA season. With the way the NBA has shifted to a smaller and faster pace, a solid backcourt duo is almost guaranteed to put you in […]

Stephen Curry has long held the title of being the NBA player that everyone would want to take a game-winning shot, but that doesn’t seem to be the case heading into the 2020-21 season. In the annual survey of NBA general managers, Damian Lillard of the Portland Trail Blazers edged out Curry as the best […]

Portland Trail Blazers star guard Damian Lillard wasn’t exactly pleased with the Las Vegas Raiders’ defense against the Los Angeles Chargers, so much so that he flocked to Twitter to ask the important question. As of this writing, the Raiders are down 24-17 against the Chargers. It’s understandable for Damian Lillard to feel disappointed at […]

As the 2020-’21 season prepares to take off, bettors are rushing to the sportsbooks to place their best 2021 NBA MVP bets. Among the most heavily wagered futures is one that is hardest to predict: Who will hoist the 2021 NBA MVP Award at the end of the regular season? To start the shortened campaign, […]

After suffering a first-round exit a year after reaching the Western Conference Finals, the Portland Trail Blazers entered the shortened offseason with a clear goal in mind: surround their backcourt of All-Star Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum, along with starting center Jusuf Nurkic, with more talent. Now, days before the start of the regular season, […]

Portland Trail Blazers superstar Damian Lillard has emerged as one of the top players in the NBA over the past couple of seasons. The five-time All-Star wowed the basketball world with his tremendous showing during the Disney World bubble en route to winning the bubble MVP award. Right now, though, Lillard appears to have set […]

Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard is trying urge Brooklyn Nets’ Kyrie Irving to give up his anti-media shenanigans. “Go do your media appearances” is what Lillard is trying to get Irving to do. Flooding Irving’s Instagram comments with messages about it, such as “Sir, please do your media,” and “Ky bra do your media […]

The Portland Trail Blazers and the Washington Wizards are two teams that are going to look a bit different in the upcoming season. Even though neither team faces each other until February, Bradley Beal had some positive comments to say about Damian Lillard. “I would say a guy I always respect and admire is Dame,” […]

Portland Trail Blazers guard echoed the same sentiments as Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James, who recently said that their recent title win was way harder. Lillard’s claims were in response to a fan who called him out after he said that it was “easier” to play in the bubble. Lillard had to clarify this […]

Portland Trail Blazers star guard Damian Lillard is looking to add a new dimension to his shotmaking abilities, and that could include taking half-court shots in games on the regular. The former Weber State standout was recently seen practicing the long-range shots at training camp, and he said Tuesday “it’s very possible” he fires away […]

The Portland Trail Blazers entered their first team practice on Tuesday in high spirits, much to the delight of superstar Damian Lillard. He revealed in a clip posted by the Blazers’ Twitter account that the team’s energy level was much higher than he thought it was going to be, considering it was the NBA’s shortest […]

The Damian Lillard-Paul George beef is definitely still alive and kicking. With everything going on in the NBA right now, the Portland Trail Blazers superstar wanted to remind everyone on social media that he’s still on George’s case. George has recently made headlines after his statement that he wants to retire as a member of […]

Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard shared a video of himself on Instagram tossing up shots from halfcourt—and draining every single one. The clip quickly caught the eye of Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry, who presented an interesting dare for Lillard. Curry, who missed majority of last season due to a left hand injury, […]

Portland Trail Blazers superstar Damian Lillard is as fearless as they come. He has the swag and the moxie. But recently, he admitted that one particular scene from a classic animated movie still bothers him to this day. Lillard shared on Twitter that he remains scarred by a gut-wrenching moment from the 1994 Disney film […]

Portland Trail Blazers superstar Damian Lillard certainly elevated his game to a whole new level inside the bubble at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. Dame Time was up and running, especially in the seeding games as the 30-year-old lights-out scorer practically willed his team to the eighth seed in the stacked Western Conference. Chatting […]

Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard subjected himself to trolling during some comments he made to open the team’s Media Week on Tuesday. Lillard said he would not play for Team USA in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics in the event Portland made it all the way to the NBA Finals: https://twitter.com/highkin/status/1333852341393518593 The comment predictably […]

The praise keeps on rolling in for Carmelo Anthony after the veteran forward re-signed with the Portland Trail Blazers in free agency. Blazers general manager Neil Olshey has already been quite vocal about the importance of bringing Anthony back next season. Damian Lillard expanded on that at the start of the team’s Media Week, suggesting […]

The Portland Trail Blazers made some solid improvements during the offseason and this might be the best team Damian Lillard will play on since he was drafted in 2012. Lillard was masterful last season, willing the injury-riddled Blazers into the playoffs before losing to the eventual champion Lakers. However, this season everyone seems to be […]