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CJ McCollum just took out a page from Damian Lillard’s playbook. The Portland Trail Blazers star scored 44 big points, including the go-ahead triple that put the team ahead of the Houston Rockets for good in overtime, 128-126. Here’s the big-time shot from McCollum: CJ MCCOLLUM. ‘Nuff said. pic.twitter.com/V9qyv8Pwtb — ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) December 27, 2020 […]

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 […]

Proud Ohio natives in Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James and Portland Trail Blazers swingman CJ McCollum were both hyped on Twitter during and after the Cleveland Browns’ Week 15 showdown against the New York Giants. Both players are showing their support for the Browns as James hailed from the city of Akron while McCollum […]

During Friday’s preseason matchup between the Sacramento Kings and Portland Trail Blazers, head coach Luke Walton briefly removed his mask to shout some instructions at his players on the floor. CJ McCollum, who was seated on the Portland bench, noticed Walton was temporarily mask-less and made sure the opposing coach knew about it. “Coach, put […]

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 […]

Carmelo Anthony re-upped with the Portland Trail Blazers this season, but he’ll be relegated to a bench role with the team. While Melo prepares for his new role, CJ McCollum expressed his admiration with how the veteran scorer has handled seeing his role altered this late in his career. “I think there’s a misconception of who […]

The Cleveland Browns are putting a beating on the Tennessee Titans in the first half, which has caught the eyes of multiple stars in the NBA. With the Browns holding a commanding lead over the Titans on Sunday, LeBron James and CJ McCollum are absolutely loving Cleveland’s performance thus far. Yessir!!!! Keep going #Browns — […]

ESPN is projecting the Portland Trail Blazers to miss the playoffs this season and CJ McCollum and Enes Kanter can only laugh about it. The Blazers made the postseason in 2019-20, losing to the Los Angeles Lakers in the first round in five games at Walt Disney World in the NBA bubble. Portland had a […]

After almost two weeks of wheeling and dealing, the NBA free agency has started to wind down, with most teams now focused on filling out the rest of their rosters as training camp approaches. But when the smoke from all the trades, signings, and rumored deals cleared, the Portland Trail Blazers stood tall as one […]

Like most NBA players, CJ McCollum of the Portland Trail Blazers isn’t too pumped about the league’s short offseason. The guard even pointed out that the NBA hasn’t released a set of health protocols with three weeks to go before opening night. The NBA 2020-21 season will kick off on Dec. 22. While some teams […]

Portland Trail Blazers star CJ McCollum may have a future in a team’s front office given his in-depth takes on trending rumors around the NBA. For now, he’ll just play the peer role as he observes some of the other teams take form ahead of the 2020-21 season. While there’s no developing news on James […]

Portland Trail Blazers shooting guard CJ McCollum has quickly put an end to all the negativity surrounding his earlier statement calling out Minnesota Timberwolves rookie Anthony Edwards for the latter criticizing Damian Lillard’s rapping skills. McCollum called out the hype beasts that have been trying to create a beef narrative between himself and Edwards. The […]

Portland Trail Blazers shooting guard CJ McCollum has a message for Minnesota Timberwolves rookie guard Anthony Edwards, who boldly claimed he’s a better rapper than Damian Lillard. On a recent podcast with Complex Sports, McCollum said Edwards should focus on his jump shot instead of calling out Lillard’s rapping ability. "He better work on that […]

The Portland Trail Blazers have made some really good moves this offseason. They acquired Robert Covington from the Rockets, a 3-and-D wing who they’ve desperately needed since Wes Matthews and Nic Batum jumped ship. The Blazers also took some swings on younger players like Derrick Jones Jr. and Harry Giles to go along with Zach […]

The Portland Trail Blazers entered the NBA restart as the No. 9 seed, with a host of Western Conference teams nipping at their heels. But Portland managed to fight its way into the playoffs, thanks mostly due to a Herculean “bubble” performance by Damian Lillard. Interestingly enough, Lillard might owe some of his success to […]

The Portland Trail Blazers have emerged as one of the potential destinations of Houston Rockets want-away star Russell Westbrook, who recently demanded for a trade away from the Rockets. A couple of Blazers players in CJ McCollum and Jusuf Nurkic caught wind of the trade rumors, and the pair took to Twitter to share their […]

Fans couldn’t stop tagging CJ McCollum after a racy photo of a doppelganger went viral on Twitter. The Portland Trail Blazers star hilariously cleared the air on social media, clarifying that the person in the rather vulgar snap is not him. Nonetheless, McCollum even admitted he needed to take another look and really zoom in […]

The Portland Trail Blazers have been part of plenty of trade rumors lately. Channing Frye knows this. One player in particular whose name is being thrown around is superstar guard CJ McCollum. It is unclear if the team is actually considering trading the star. If they are though, the question has to be – just […]

To Portland Trail Blazers star CJ McCollum, Donald Trump does, in fact, bring people together — in their apparent dislike of him. The Blazers guard retweeted a video shared by Rex Chapman showing folks in Philadelphia dancing in the streets as the polls show Joe Biden closing in on the presidency on Friday morning, thanks […]

Orlando Magic forward Aaron Gordon has been the subject of some NBA trade speculation. One such hypothetical has involved the Magic sending Gordon to the Portland Trail Blazers for CJ McCollum. However, ESPN’s Zach Lowe reports that swap has not been formally discussed by either team: The leaguewide interest level in Aaron Gordon is murkier. Brooklyn […]

Portland Trail Blazers shooting guard CJ McCollum took to Twitter to speak a bit about the 2020 general election on Wednesday. President Donald Trump falsely claimed late Tuesday night he felt Democrats were trying to “steal” the election and later suggested he would proceed to the courts to contest a potential loss to Democratic nominee […]

Portland Trail Blazers shooting guard CJ McCollum recently married his longtime girlfriend, Elise Esposito. Congrats to @CJMcCollum and longtime girlfriend Elise on getting married! 💍🎊 pic.twitter.com/FltMur6qdy — ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) October 29, 2020 2020 has been a terrible year for a lot of people, so it’s great to see CJ McCollum and Elise Esposito tie the […]

This year, more than others, we’ve seen NBA players and athletes speak out on the importance of voting in presidential election. With the election less than a month away, CJ McCollum, Donovan Mitchell and Tobias Harris all interviewed vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris. Harris posted the video of the interview on Youtube to allow fans […]

CJ McCollum is taking the next stride into his broadcasting career as he launches his new show called “ReMaking America.” The Portland Trail Blazers star is putting his journalism degree from Lehigh University into good use as he transcends his previous stints in the radio and podcast realms. The 29-year old’s new show will look […]

Los Angeles Lakers veteran swingman Danny Green has gotten a lot of stick for missing a wide-open three-pointer at the end of Game 5 against the Miami Heat on Friday. In the mind of Portland Trail Blazers shooting guard CJ McCollum, however, he believes that the excessive criticism is unwarranted. McCollum took to Twitter to […]

It looks like former NBA star Paul Pierce is making small steps in his recovery from losing to LeBron James in the Eastern Conference Finals back in 2012. And CJ McCollum is here to praise him for it. Baby steps . I like it Paul. Signs of maturity lol https://t.co/sYaVFF0wF5 — CJ McCollum (@CJMcCollum) September […]

Portland Trail Blazers guard CJ McCollum and Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green are pushing back at the narrative that Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler may be a difficult person to share a locker room with. Butler was traded from the Chicago Bulls to the Minnesota Timberwolves in 2017, then to the Philadelphia 76ers in […]

Amid rumors that Jimmy Butler is a bad teammate, CJ McCollum of the Portland Trail Blazers and Draymond Green of the Golden State Warriors came to the defense of the Miami Heat star. McCollum retweeted a clip of Butler coming to practice wearing Tyler Herro’s old high school jersey. The Blazers guard then questioned the […]

Denver Nuggets young star Jamal Murray’s statement performance in Game 3 against the Los Angeles Lakers earned him praise and admiration from his fellow NBA stars. The 23-year-old Canadian put the finishing touches in Denver’s convincing 114-106 win on Tuesday with this ridiculous rainbow 3-pointer over Anthony Davis. Twitter users went nuts after that outstanding […]

Jamal Murray was feeling it for the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday night, as he lifted his team to a huge 114-106 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals. Murray made a couple of key shots down the stretch for Denver, which he celebrated with a familiar shimmy. CJ […]

Portland Trail Blazers guard CJ McCollum unloaded on Patrick Beverley and the rest of the Los Angeles Clippers following their humiliating 89-104 Game 7 defeat to the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday. Bev, of course, heavily taunted Blazers superstar Damian Lillard and the rest of the team during the seeding games. Following Lillard’s savage tweet directed […]

Unfortunately for veteran shooting guard CJ McCollum and the Portland Trail Blazers, the team’s Cinderella run down in Orlando recently came to an end at the hands of the top-seeded Los Angeles Lakers. Even so, McCollum is still quite in tune with what is happening in the “NBA Bubble” as the Trail Blazers star was […]

Carmelo Anthony has played 63 games (including playoffs) as C.J. McCollum’s teammate with the Portland Trail Blazers, and both players want to see that number increase in 2021. Portland’s rollercoaster season ended on Saturday in a 131-122 loss to the top-seeded Los Angeles Lakers. Anthony is set to be a free agent ahead of his […]

Portland Trail Blazers guard CJ McCollum remains adamant that the season must carry on despite the tense socio-political climate. The 28-year-old recently opened up about his stance, and why he believes it is tantamount for the players to continue playing from this point forward. According to McCollum, the players have a duty to live up […]

Portland Trail Blazers guard CJ McCollum has been playing with a bad back since the season restarted over two weeks ago. Nonetheless, the former Lehigh standout continues to rise to the occasion whenever the Blazers need him to do so. Blazers superstar Damian Lillard spoke about McCollum playing through the injury and lauded his backcourt […]

The Portland Trail Blazers secured their spot in the playoffs following a 126-122 win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday, thanks in part to CJ McCollum who played really well despite a lingering back issue. After the game, McCollum opened up about playing through the lower back fracture and explained why it was important for […]

Despite playing with a fractured bone in his back—SPINAL—Portland Trail Blazers guard C.J. McCollum shined down the stretch in his team’s 126-122 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies in the Western Conference Play-In game on Saturday afternoon. McCollum lit up the Grizzlies for 29 points on 11-for-19 shooting from the field (3-for-7 from three, 4-for-4 from […]

After the Portland Trail Blazers defeated the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday to advance to the 2020 playoffs, shooting guard CJ McCollum did a hilarious impression of Mike Tyson alongside Damian Lillard. McCollum is playing on a serious back injury, so while discussing the injury with ESPN’s Lisa Salters, the Blazers guard said, “I broke my […]

The Portland Trail Blazers have been fantastic since the season restart, and all their hard work in the bubble finally paid off on Thursday following a hard-fought victory over the Brooklyn Nets, 134-133. This win locked in the Blazers for the eighth spot in the West, as they now face off against the ninth-placed Memphis […]