Portland Trail Blazers Articles - Page 124

With LeBron James passing Michael Jordan on the NBA’s all-time scoring list, let’s take a quick peek at a few of the teams that rued the day His Airness was drafted. Most NBA fans know that Jordan, despite what his career would turn out to be, was not drafted No. 1 overall in the 1984 NBA Draft. […]

Charles Barkley never met a bold statement he didn’t like. The TNT commentator was his usual self when he talked up the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday. "The Portland Trail Blazers are going to the finals!" 👀 pic.twitter.com/sHjMe4LOT0 — NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) March 8, 2019 Charles Barkley is known for picking against the Golden […]

The Portland Trail Blazers and Oklahoma City Thunder’s matchup was a cardiac Thursday night treat and things even got extra physical, though inadvertently, between Paul George and Jusuf Nurkic near the end of regulation. George drove to the basket and sidestepped his way past Nurkic. Unfortunately for the latter, the Thunder forward’s elbow went flying […]

The Portland Trail Blazers played the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday night in Portland. The game marked a collision between the present and past basketball worlds of Enes Kanter. It also marked a collision of a different kind. Kanter had played for the Thunder, but this time he stood on the other side of the […]

Russell Westbrook of the Oklahoma City Thunder just shoved Jusuf Nurkic of the Portland Trail Blazers down to the floor. Check out Westbrook as he casually moved Nurkic out of the way and onto the floor in the clip posted by Bleacher Report: Russ really just knocked down Nurkic 😳 pic.twitter.com/mc64hICDdP — Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) […]

The ever-mercurial Russell Westbrook was back in his bag early against the Portland Trail Blazers tonight. Early in the 1st quarter, Russ splashed a mid-range jumper in the grill of Damian Lillard. Always ready with a celebration, Russ pulled out his favorite taunt after drilling the shot on Dame: Russ rocked the baby on Dame […]

Enes Kanter says he signed with the Portland Trail Blazers instead of the Los Angeles Lakers because he wanted to be “drama-free.” After he got waived by the New York Knicks, Kanter received interest from multiple teams, including the Lakers. The big man signed with the Blazers and it looks like he made the right […]

Hulu is making major in-roads with the NBA. Joel Embiid and Damian Lillard both starred in their own hilarious commercials for Hulu, promoting the live sports the streaming service offers, and now Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo has chimed in on the situation. Both ads revolved around Embiid and Lillard ‘selling out’ to promote the brand, […]

The Portland Trail Blazers have been one of the best teams in the 2018-19 NBA season, and it seems center Jusuf Nurkic has an idea of what has played into their success this year. Portland is one of the few teams in the league where every player has seemingly established a consistent role on the […]

The Portland Trail Blazers, at 39-24, are tied for third in the Western Conference with the Oklahoma City Thunder. They have the fifth-best record and third-best net rating in the league since the New Year, and just added two crucial rotation pieces with the playoffs right around the corner. Is Portland a real championship threat? […]

Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard has accomplished a lot in his seven-year NBA career. He won Rookie of the Year in 2013, is a four-time All-Star, and is a three-time All-NBA team member. Lillard has also made the playoffs for all but his rookie season. Still, despite all of his accolades thus far, Lillard […]

It has been a year since Portland Trail Blazers star guard Damian Lillard became a father. In an interview with Paul Flannary of SB Nation, the All-NBA guard spoke extensively about how fatherhood has changed his perspective on life. “It’s changed me as a person in that I just don’t carry stuff like I used […]

Portland Trail Blazers guard Seth Curry threw down the first dunk of his career against the Toronto Raptors on Friday night, and both Curry and the Blazers bench were loving it. Of course, Curry wanted to make sure his slam counted as one, as he just barely grazed the rim with his fingertips: On the […]

Stephen Curry was happy with what he was seeing out of his younger sibling during the Portland Trail Blazers’ matchup against the Toronto Raptors. Steph and the Golden State Warriors were off on Friday, which left the two-time MVP with nothing else to do except watch his little big bro drain some big buckets against […]

Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard was able to break down the Toronto Raptors’ defense, which ended in a poster slam against fellow All-Star Kawhi Leonard. DAME LILLARD WITH THE FLUSH 😱pic.twitter.com/JA0dWWfbI6 — The Crossover (@TheCrossover) March 2, 2019 The play happened in the first quarter, with the Raptors up by seven. Lillard received the […]

Portland Trail Blazers Enes Kanter continues to have travel issues outside of the United States due to his long-standing battle with the Turkish government. He did not travel with the team to Canada to play the game against the Toronto Raptors. Enes Kanter says he’s not traveling with the team to Toronto due to the […]

The NBA handed out the Coach of the Month honors for the month of February on Friday, with Portland Trail Blazers head coach Terry Stotts receiving the designation for the Western Conference and Milwaukee Bucks head coach Mike Budenholzer for the Eastern Conference. Both coaches were beyond deserving and have led their teams to an […]

Portland Trail Blazers superstar Damian Lillard has never been afraid to speak his mind. He’s an open book, and due to that, people tend to form opinions on him. The guard spoke more on his legacy, beliefs in basketball, and life after the sport with Yaron Weitzman of Bleacher Report. Lillard has been one of the […]

Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard played in his fourth All-Star Game last month, so this is something that is becoming a regular occurrence for him. While Lillard was surely honored to earn yet another All-Star appearance, his favorite part of the weekend was not the game or the fanfare or the fact that he […]

During All-Star Weekend, Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard made some comments that some took as subtle shots at LeBron James, Kevin Durant and other stars. The exact remark that Lillard made that raised eyebrows was this: “I do want to win a championship, but it’s other stuff that means more to me,” Lillard told […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are ready for the NBA Playoffs. After finishing with the third seed last season, only to be swept in the first round by the New Orleans Pelicans, the Blazers feel like they are in a much better place this season. Evan Turner spoke with Sports Illustrated on the differences he sees […]

With the memory of last season’s heartbreaking letdown in the first round of the playoffs still fresh in the mind of Portland Trail Blazers superstar Damian Lillard, the All-Star point guard explained how that experience has resulted in a more developed sense of urgency for the team this season. Speaking to Chris Mannix of Sports […]

Last season, the Portland Trail Blazers suffered arguably the most disappointing letdown in franchise history as they were swept by the sixth-seeded New Orleans Pelicans in the first round of the playoffs. This remains etched in the memory of Blazers superstar Damian Lillard, but as he explained, he is extremely proud of how his team […]

NBA on TNT analyst Kenny Smith thinks that this year’s NBA Finals could feature the Toronto Raptors and the Portland Trail Blazers. Check out the clip below posted by Jackson Frank of the Gonzaga Bulletin. Smith was thinking out loud but no one seemed to support his opinion. I wasn't kidding. Here's Kenny Smith saying […]

At this point, LeBron James would probably be happy with any opposing star the Los Angeles Lakers might sign or trade for this summer. One player in particular who James has a known affinity for but is rarely rumored as a potential Laker is Damian Lillard, who’s signed with the Portland Trail Blazers through 2020. On Thursday, […]

Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown finished the fastbreak by shaking off Portland Trail Blazers forward Jake Layman with an in-and-out move. The 22-year-old Brown utilized a simple yet effective in-and-out move to get rid of Layman en route to a slam dunk finish, sending the TD Garden crowd to their feet. IN-&-OUT IN TRANSITION!#RipCity 32#CUsRise […]

The Portland Trail Blazers found themselves stuck on an elevator Tuesday at Emerson College in Boston. Blazers wing Evan Turner finally spoke out on the incident. Evan Turner on if he is afraid of elevators now after getting stuck in one yesterday at Emerson: pic.twitter.com/ROYGgwoT2k — Brian Robb (@BrianTRobb) February 28, 2019 “I’m not afraid […]

Enes Kanter’s honeymoon start with the surging Portland Trail Blazers will be briefly interrupted, as he will not be able to travel north of the border for his team’s road game against the Toronto Raptors on Friday due to immigration issues. Kanter’s passport has been previously revoked because of his conflict with Turkish President Recep […]

Evan Turner no longer plays for Brad Stevens. Almost three full seasons removed from his tenure wearing green though, he’s still less surprised by the recent profanity uttered by the Boston Celtics coach than most anyone else. “My second year He went from being PG rated Lizzy McGuire to all-out Mean Girls,” Turner said of […]

Portland Trail Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic recently made headlines for engaging in a trash-talk battle with Philadelphia 76ers point man Ben Simmons, but according to his teammate Damian Lillard, this is hardly the first time The Bosnian Beast has resorted to some slick talk. “He always just talks some s**t,” Lillard said with a grin, […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are currently in Boston to take on the Celtics on Wednesday night. However, on Tuesday afternoon, a handful of Portland players were trapped in an elevator at a practice facility. Emerson College owns the facility. Later on Tuesday evening, the school released a statement about the incident, via the school’s official website. […]

A few members of the Portland Trailblazers had a little adventure. Damian Lillard and some teammates were stuck on an elevator for 30 minutes. Just got stuck on the elevator for 30min. Here is a portion of the time we were stuck. @zcollins_33 @Dame_Lillard @Enes_Kanter @AnferneeSimons @OneBigHaitian @thekidet @rodneyhood pic.twitter.com/3xvMHHdmTZ — Meyers Leonard (@MeyersLeonard) February […]

According to New York Daily News, one of the more luminous talents of the 1990s is dealing with a challenge far greater than anything he faced in professional basketball. Former NBA star Kenny Anderson has been hospitalized with a stroke. Anderson had an illustrious 14-year career that included an All-Star Game appearance. Anderson had a […]

After being unable to suit up for the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday as his team faced off against the Philadelphia 76ers, Blazers guard/forward Evan Turner is reportedly looking at a few more games on the sidelines as he nurses a left knee injury. Turner played only eight minutes in Portland’s previous game on Tuesday […]

Ben Simmons poked the Bosnian Bear. The Philadelphia 76ers star, then, is lucky to have come away from his encounter with Portland Trail Blazers big man Jusuf Nurkic with scars inflicted solely from social media. In the third quarter of his team’s matinee against the Blazers on Saturday, Simmons — after missing a free throw […]

The Philadelphia 76ers just haven’t fared well against the Portland Trail Blazers this season, and it didn’t get much better in Saturday afternoon’s 130-115 blunder. Without Joel Embiid for the second consecutive game, the Sixers’ bigs failed to counterbalance everything the All-Star center does so effortlessly. After Boban Marjanovic took full control in Thursday night’s […]

Portland Trail Blazers big man Jusuf Nurkic got into it with Philadelphia 76ers All-Star Ben Simmons on Saturday during Portland’s 130-115 win in Philly, and the 7-footer didn’t stop there, as he called out Simmons in the postgame locker room when he met with reporters. Nurkic says he’s a way better shooter than Simmons and that […]

Philadelphia 76ers star Ben Simmons was involved in a couple of altercations during his team’s loss to the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday afternoon. First, Simmons had some explicit words for Blazers big man Jusuf Nurkic after Nurkic had been talking some trash. Then, new Portland center Enes Kanter went after Simmons after the two […]

Portland Trail Blazers big man Jusuf Nurkic is known for running his mouth a bit on the court, and on Saturday afternoon, Nurkic was letting the Philadelphia 76ers have it as his Blazers were thumping them. Sixers star Ben Simmons grew tired of Nurkic’s trash talking during the game, and in between free throws, he […]