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The Portland Trail Blazers finally seemed to make a breakthrough during the 2019 NBA Playoffs. The Trail Blazers defeated a tough Oklahoma City Thunder team and the second-seeded Denver Nuggets to reach the Western Conference Finals. Though they were once again dispatched by the Golden State Warriors, the deep run could not be ignored. Indeed, […]

Brooklyn Nets All-Star center DeAndre Jordan is questionable to face the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday. Jordan sprained his right ankle on Monday versus the New Orleans Pelicans. He was limited at Thursday’s practice: DeAndre Jordan is questionable for tomorrow in Portland. #Nets #Blazers — Brian Lewis (@NYPost_Lewis) November 7, 2019 If Jordan doesn’t play […]

Despite improving their roster from last season and cementing their star backcourt in place with extensions for Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum, the Portland Trail Blazers have the highest payroll in the NBA and are bound for luxury tax hell in the coming months unless some changes are made. Following an unconvincing 3-4 start to […]

Hassan Whiteside has no ill feelings when it comes to his former team, the Miami Heat. The Portland Trail Blazers starting center had a falling out with the organization in his last two seasons, as he recovered from a slew of injuries and tried to regain his starting spot. He was finally traded to the […]

It’s still early in the NBA this season, but five teams have distinguished themselves as disappointing, either due to their record, circumstances surrounding the franchise, or injuries. 5. Golden State Warriors What a bummer. The Golden State Warriors had a considerably lower ceiling in 2019-20 following Kevin Durant’s departure and Klay Thompson’s ostensibly season-ending ACL […]

The Portland Trail Blazers announced Tuesday that big man Zach Collins will miss at least four months after undergoing shoulder surgery. Collins underwent successful surgery to repair his left labrum. He will begin a treatment and rehabilitation process and be re-evaluated in approximately four months. In the first three games of the season, Collins averaged 9.0 […]

With the Golden State Warriors’ platoon of All-Stars out due to various injuries, it was time for the team to embrace the “Next Man Up” mantra. Eric Paschall heeded that call on his birthday, exploding for a career-high 36 points on 11-for-19 shooting from the field, leading the Warriors to a 127-118 victory over the […]

The Portland Trail Blazers’ already thin frontline took a hit on Monday, as the team announced that Zach Collins will be sidelined for months for a labral repair in his left shoulder. Per Dwight Jaynes of NBC Sports: League sources have confirmed to NBC Sports that Trail Blazer big man Zach Collins, who is supposed to […]

NBA fans aren’t the only ones surprised at how quickly things have come apart at the seams for the Golden State Warriors. After losing Kevin Durant in free agency, Klay Thompson to an ACL tear, Stephen Curry to a broken hand and Draymond Green to an injury to a ligament in his finger, players are […]

The Portland Trail Blazers will have Rodney Hood available to play during their matchup with the Golden State Warriors. Hassan Whiteside is probable to play as well, but his availability hasn’t been confirmed yet. https://twitter.com/highkin/status/1191482353165594624 Hood is coming off an impressive performance against the Philadelphia 76ers with 25 points on 9-of-11 (81.8 percent) shooting from […]

The Golden State Warriors will play their second straight game on Monday without All-Star D’Angelo Russell. The Warriors, who take on Damian Lillard and the Portland Trail Blazers, have ruled Russell out with a right ankle sprain: Warriors have updated today’s injury report: D’Angelo Russell (right ankle sprain) is OUT vs. Blazers — Jamie Hudson […]

Portland Trail Blazers superstar point guard Damian Lillard, who was born and raised in Oakland, is sad that the Golden State Warriors and Oakland Raiders are no longer in Oakland. The Warriors play in San Francisco now. While the Raiders are still in Oakland at the moment, they are moving to Las Vegas: Asked Damian […]

The Portland Trail Blazers have no plans of signing additional players, despite the fact that big man Zach Collins recently underwent surgery to repair a dislocated left shoulder. Instead, Portland will stand pat and wait for Pau Gasol to return from his foot injury, according to a report from Jason Quick of The Athletic. Don’t […]

Portland Trail Blazers swingman Rodney Hood and center Hassan Whiteside are listed as probable for the team’s matchup with the Golden State Warriors Monday night in San Francisco: https://twitter.com/highkin/status/1191140117060055040 Hood suffered an apparent knee injury and had to be helped off the floor after colliding with Sixers guard Ben Simmons on Saturday night. Whiteside did […]

Portland Trail Blazers swingman Rodney Hood suffered an injury scare on Saturday against the Philadelphia 76ers when he banged knees with Ben Simmons late in the fourth quarter. Although Hood could put little weight on his leg when he was helped to the locker room, he told Jason Quick of The Athletic that he does not believe […]

The Philadelphia 76ers-Portland Trail Blazers showdown provided an epic finale after the Blazers’ Anfernee Simons and the Sixers’ Furkan Korkmaz traded clutch shots in the last five seconds of the game. With the Sixers leading by one, 126-125, Simons drained a corner three with 2.2 seconds left to give the Portland the lead. Anfernee Simons. […]

Ask NBA fans whether today’s motion-heavy play is better than the iso-heavy style of the 2000s and you will get an argument that could possibly last for days. Portland Trail Blazers big man Pau Gasol has made it clear that he’s more of a fan of the latter. Gasol didn’t hide his sadness at what […]

Portland Trail Blazers big man Zach Collins will undergo surgery on his dislocated shoulder, per Jason Quick of The Athletic. Since sustaining the injury in their matchup against the Oklahoma City Thunder, the 21-year-old center has missed the last two contests for the Blazers. In three games played, Collins has logged averages of 9.0 points, […]

Portland Trail Blazers star point guard Damian Lillard finally reacted to the big-time NBA brawl between the Philadelphia 76ers and Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday, which resulted in two-game suspensions for All-Star centers Joel Embiid and Karl-Anthony Towns. Per Dwight Jaynes in NBC Sports Northwest: “We’re basketball players, so I don’t think we should be fighting,” […]

Portland Trail Blazers center Hassan Whiteside is questionable with a sore knee while power forward Zach Collins is out ahead of the team’s matchup with the Philadelphia 76ers, according to head coach Terry Stotts. https://twitter.com/highkin/status/1190364143255080960 Hassan Whiteside, the 6-foot-10 rim protector and enforcer, was acquired by Portland in the offseason from the Miami Heat in […]

Damian Lillard and the Portland Trail Blazers take on the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday. The Sixers will be without Joel Embiid, who is serving his two-game suspension after getting into a fight with Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns. Lillard says the Sixers are still a handful without Embiid because they have All-Star Al Horford in […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder will be without center Steven Adams and small forward Andre Roberson when they take on the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday. Adams suffered a left knee contusion in Monday’s loss to the Houston Rockets, while Roberson has yet to play this season because of the knee injury which sidelined him all […]

Portland Trail Blazers big man Zach Collins is expected to miss the team’s next two road games because of the shoulder injury he suffered in their win against the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday. Terry Stotts said Zach Collins underwent an MRI on his left shoulder today in San Antonio and he’ll be re-evaluated when the […]

Another pillar of the Golden State Warriors’ dynasty fell with the trade that sent Andre Iguodala to the Memphis Grizzlies back in July. After the departure of Kevin Durant in free agency, the Warriors salvaged a sign-and-trade that landed them D’Angelo Russell. That was the good news. The bad news was that the Warriors wouldn’t […]

Portland Trail Blazers head coach Terry Stotts was all praises for Damian Lillard’s game-winning defense against the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday. Per NBC Sports Northwest, Stotts and Lillard shared what was going through their minds when the star guard wanted to challenge the late-game call that could have decided the game in the Mavs’ favor. […]

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban took to social media to express his disappointment with the successful coach’s challenge that ultimately led to their 121-119 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers. Shooting guard CJ McCollum, however, quickly replied to Cuban and offered up his two cents. Cuban questioned whether or not there was enough evidence to […]

The NBA’s new “Coach’s Challenge” rule claimed its first victim on Sunday night, as the Dallas Mavericks suffered its first defeat of the season, 121-119, at the hands of the Portland Trail Blazers following a challenge made by Terry Stotts. Dallas came out of the short-stick of the decision after referees rescinded an initial foul […]

The Portland Trail Blazers’ starting power forward, Zach Collins, dislocated his left shoulder on Sunday night against the Dallas Mavericks according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Collins awaits an MRI on Monday which will indicate the severity of the injury. Portland F Zach Collins will get an MRI on his dislocated left shoulder Monday, league […]

If you were hoping for a new chapter in the rap beef between Shaquille O’Neal and Damian Lillard, you’re better off just listening to Kanye West’s Jesus Is King. Shaq officially killed any hopes of more diss tracks being released in a recent interview. Uproxx’s Carolyn Droke wrote about Shaq’s thoughts on the entire fiasco […]

Damian Lillard became just the second player in the history of the Portland Trail Blazers franchise to open a season with consecutive 30-point games after he hung 35 on the Sacramento Kings on Friday night: Damian Lillard is just the second player in @trailblazers history to score at least 30 points in each of his […]

The Sacramento Kings are listing shooting guard Buddy Hield as questionable to play on Friday against the Portland Trail Blazers due to a left ankle sprain. However, based on Hield’s tweet, it looks like the sharpshooter will play: Lol — Buddy Love !!!! (@buddyhield) October 25, 2019 The Kings fell in their season opener against […]

Portland Trail Blazers shooting guard CJ McCollum knows everyone is talking about the Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Clippers and Houston Rockets, but he is very confident in the Blazers’ chances to win the West. Portland made it all the way to the Western Conference Finals last season, where it lost to the Golden State […]

In a piece for The Players’ Tribune, Portland Trail Blazers shooting guard CJ McCollum talks about his emotions watching All-Star point guard Damian Lillard hit a long game-winner over Paul George and the Oklahoma City Thunder in the 2019 playoffs. Lillard scored 50 points in Game 5 against the Thunder and hit the series-clinching shot […]

Sacramento Kings point guard De’Aaron Fox says he will play against the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday despite bumping knees versus the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday. The Kings lost to the Suns by a final score of 124-95. Fox played 27 minutes, but put up just eight points, one rebound and five assists on 3-of-7 […]

Damian Lillard was impressed with Hassan Whiteside’s defensive abilities and amazed at how his new teammate was able to check Nikola Jokic through the course of their season opener against the Denver Nuggets. The new Portland Trail Blazers center dominated at both ends of the floor, putting up 16 points on a strong 6-of-7 shooting […]

Portland Trail Blazers star guard Damian Lillard dropped Mason Plumlee of the Denver Nuggets with a spin move. He then skied to the rim for a one-handed flush. Dame spin… DAME SLAM! 💥😤#RipCity 25#MileHighBasketball 22#KiaTipOff19 on ESPN pic.twitter.com/aapisavPc2 — NBA (@NBA) October 24, 2019 Was it a legitimate ankle breaker? Or did Lillard get away […]

Portland Trail Blazers star CJ McCollum didn’t stand for Michael Jordan’s comment to TODAY’s Craig Melvin, as the Hall of Fame shooting guard noted Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry was not quite yet a Hall of Famer. Melvin and Jordan shared a drink as they caught up with Jordan’s life after basketball, prompting the […]

Portland Trail Blazers center Pau Gasol will not be playing for the team in their opening night game against the Denver Nuggets. Gasol is still rehabbing from a left foot injury. Pau Gasol (left foot rehab) says he will not be ready to play opening night for the Blazers. — Joe Freeman (@BlazerFreeman) October 19, […]

Portland Trail Blazers newcomer Hassan Whiteside has been dealing with a sprained right ankle over the past few days, and there were doubts whether he would be available for the team in their season opener against the Denver Nuggets. However, Whiteside himself confirmed that he’ll be ready to suit up for the Blazers in opening […]