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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 […]

Portland Trail Blazers center Hassan Whiteside exited the team’s preseason matchup with the Utah Jazz early as a result of a left ankle sprain. Blazers Hassan Whiteside sprained his left ankle in tonight’s preseason game at Utah. The replay shows a clear angle of the injury #RipCity https://t.co/wTrIdEQA75 — Orlando Sanchez (@orlandokgw) October 17, 2019 […]

Portland Trail Blazers shooting guard CJ McCollum has become one of the more entertaining and outspoken players in the entire NBA while often taking to social media to express his thoughts. This time around, however, McCollum has taken his opinions to the media while the Trail Blazers two-guard has certainly had more profound thoughts than […]

Portland Trail Blazers rookie forward Nassir Little will miss each of the team’s final two preseason games with an ankle injury, according to Trail Blazers beat reporter Casey Holdahl: Terry Stotts says rookie Nassir Little (left ankle) will not play in either of the remaining preseason games. — Casey Holdahl (@CHold) October 15, 2019 Little […]

Portland Trail Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic will switch agents, parting ways with Andrew Morrison and Leon Rose of CAA to hire Rich Paul of Klutch Sports, according to Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports. Nurkic is the latest of many NBA players that have switched to the known sports agency, including the likes of Draymond Green, […]

The Portland Trail Blazers will be without center Pau Gasol for both of their two remaining preseason games as he continued to deal with a left foot injury, according to Joe Freeman of The Oregonian. Gasol’s status for the team’s opening matchup against the Denver Nuggets remains ‘up in the air.’ Terry Stotts says Pau […]

Portland Trail Blazers big man Pau Gasol is recovering from surgery to repair a stress fracture in his left foot, so he won’t play on Saturday against the Phoenix Suns. It wouldn’t be a surprise if we don’t see Gasol in the preseason. Pau Gasol (left foot) will not play in Saturday's preseason contest versus […]

Damian Lillard is planning to “play more minutes” in the Portland Trail Blazers’ third preseason game against the Phoenix Suns. Blazers head coach Terry Stotts expects Lillard and shooting guard CJ McCollum to play about 25 minutes on Saturday. “Play more minutes tomorrow,” Lillard said, via Dwight Jaynes of NBC Sports Northwest. “I know we’re […]

For Portland Trail Blazers stars Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum, a team’s culture is everything and they are stressing its importance to the newcomers. Lillard is aware that some people downplay them whenever they point out how critical a healthy team culture is. But for Lillard, he has observed how newcomers felt and embraced this […]

Portland Trail Blazers head coach Terry Stotts and the rest of his coaching staff went full retro with their OOTD in their preseason game against the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday. Nuggets head coach Mike Malone was asked to comment on the Blazers’ coaching staff’s fashion last night. It’s safe to say that the Denver coach […]

Portland Trail Blazers center Hassan Whiteside returned to practice on Monday and is hopeful to play in the team’s preseason opener against the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday. Whiteside tweaked his left ankle last week and has been sitting out practices as a result. The Blazers were clearly being cautious with Whiteside, who will start for […]

Damian Lillard didn’t care to go back at Shaquille O’Neal after the latter released a second diss track at the Portland Trail Blazers star. The former NBA star has been hellbent in winning this rap war against Lillard, but the Blazers star considers it done after his latest diss track, “I Rest My Case” did […]

After missing Friday’s practice due to a hamstring injury, Portland Trail Blazers star point guard Damian Lillard was back on the floor with his teammates on Saturday. Hassan Whiteside and Pau Gasol remained out for the Blazers. Damian Lillard (hamstring) practiced today, while Hassan Whiteside (ankle) and Pau Gasol (foot) did not. Neither Whiteside nor […]

After moving on from his time with the Miami Heat this summer, 7-foot big man Hassan Whiteside now looks to turn a page in his career. The 30-year-old does not exactly leave the Heat with legendary status, following a highly-publicized falling out with the squad. Nonetheless, for Miami head coach Erik Spoelstra, he has nothing […]

Times have definitely changed for the NBA. These days, load management nights off have become a prevalent thing, allowing some players to take certain games off in order to rest and recuperate. This was unheard of a decade or so ago, but nowadays, its as if each and every team already has this common practice […]

Damian Lillard is one of the best basketball players on the planet. The Portland Trail Blazers star also happens to be one of the league’s best lyricists, regarded by hip hop fans as one of the best ballplayers who can spit bars. His latest rap beef is with Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal. Shaq opened […]

The Portland Trail Blazers, New Orleans Pelicans, Brooklyn Nets, Toronto Raptors and Cleveland Cavaliers are reportedly showing early interest in LaMelo Ball, who is the younger brother of Lonzo Ball, according to Adam Zagoria of Forbes. LaMelo Ball’s NBA Draft stock is steadily rising and there are some who believe he can be the No. […]

Portland Trail Blazers star point guard Damian Lillard didn’t practice on Friday due to a hamstring injury. Center Hassan Whiteside and power forward Zach Collins joined Lillard on the Blazers’ injury report. Lillard (hamstring), Whiteside (ankle) and Collins (middle finger) did not practice today. — Casey Holdahl (@CHold) October 4, 2019 We shouldn’t overact to […]

Portland Trail Blazers veteran big man Pau Gasol claims his body is “doing great.” Gasol is recovering from surgery to repair a stress fracture in his left foot. The future Hall of Famer would like to play in the preseason for the Blazers, but admits he wouldn’t be disappointed if he doesn’t see any exhibition […]