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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 […]

Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard is one of the top guards in the league, but Philadelphia 76ers head coach Brett Brown still thinks he is one of the most underrated players in the NBA. “I am and have been a massive fan of Damian Lillard,” said Brown, according to Keith Pompey of The Philadelphia […]

The NBA loves itself some J. Cole. The seven-time Grammy-nominated rapper frequently mixes in basketball references to his songs, whether about his own playing days as a teenager in North Carolina or name-dropping some of the game’s biggest stars. Asked on Friday who was his favorite rapper during a takeover his team’s Twitter account, Portland Trail Blazers […]

During a Q&A session on Twitter, Portland Trail Blazers star point guard Damian Lillard told a fan “it feels normal” being a superstar in a small market city. Lillard says he gets a lot of love from the fans in Portland without the extra hoopla that comes with playing in a big market like New […]

You know that Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard is not bad at this basketball thing, and by now, you probably are also aware of the fact that he is actually a good rapper. But let’s say basketball and music did not exist (sounds harsh, but just go with me for a moment). What […]

Newly acquired center Enes Kanter celebrated his first win with his new team, the Portland Trail Blazers, the best way he knows how — through social media. It took Kanter only mere minutes after dispatching the Brooklyn Nets on the road for the big man to take to Twitter and throw a little bit of […]

Enes Kanter signed with the Portland Trail Blazers earlier this month, but it sounds like he still has a certain level of respect for his former team, the New York Knicks. In fact, Kanter is hoping the Knicks get “really good” free agents in the offseason. Kanter made his Blazers debut on Thursday night, scoring […]

Portland Trail Blazers point man Damian Lillard condemned Sacramento Kings head coach Dave Joerger for the mistimed criticism of Buddy Hield’s shot selection, as it likely cost them a potential win against the Golden State Warriors. Down six with 20 seconds left, Hield’s rather-shy scoring night turned up at the right time, as he corked […]

Jusuf Nurkic, even in his slimmed-down state, is still a hulk of a man. The Portland Trail Blazers center is listed at seven-feet, 275 pounds, and looks every bit the part of those measurements. He doesn’t always play like it, however, sometimes opting for finesse over power with the ball in his hands, a tendency […]

The Portland Trail Blazers have kept it rolling through the 2018-19 NBA Season. With Damian Lillard leading the way, they are currently fourth in the Western Conference and have a record of 34-23. As they aim to climb into the second or third seed to avoid a probable meeting with the Golden State Warriors in […]

The Portland Trail Blazers open up the second half of the season on Thursday against the Brooklyn Nets, and they might be without their best player, All-Star point guard Damian Lillard. The Blazers announced Wednesday that Lillard is dealing with a left ankle sprain, leaving him questionable to face Brooklyn. Dame played 25 minutes in […]

All-Star point guard Damian Lillard recalled how Portland Trail Blazers late-owner Paul Allen helped his music career during the early stages, opening his personal studio for his player to use. “We was doing free agency meetings and they flew me to L.A.,” said Lillard as a guest of Chris Haynes’ Posted Up podcast. “We met […]

New Portland Trail Blazers addition Enes Kanter revealed his free agent final decision came down to two teams — the Blazers and the Los Angeles Lakers, according to Casey Holdahl of Blazers.com. The Lakers reportedly were amongst a field of teams interested in the Turkish big man, along with others like the Chicago Bulls, Boston […]

Portland Trail Blazers All-Star point guard Damian Lillard and New Orleans Pelicans superstar big man Anthony Davis are close friends off the court. The two stars were in the same draft class and keep in touch throughout the season. That’s why Lillard has no problem with Davis requesting a trade from the Pelicans. Dame, whose […]

Damian Lillard is known for his humility. The Portland Trail Blazers guard certainly doesn’t lack for confidence on the court, but has nevertheless crafted a persona that positions him as one of the most down-to-earth superstars in the NBA. Lillard walks the walk, too, frequently engaging the basketball community at large on the ground, in […]

Damian Lillard is among very few players in an era of superteams who has chosen to go his own way, staying faithful to the Portland Trail Blazers, even after being surrounded by constant speculation offseason after offseason. The 6-foot-3 guard told Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports he’s not willing to change his trajectory, basking in […]

Anfernee Simons is one of the most anonymous players in the NBA. If Damian Lillard has anything to say about it, though, this time next year his rookie teammate will have just become an overnight star. The Portland Trail Blazers superstar tweeted on Monday that Simons is “comin” for the 2020 dunk contest crown. Ant […]

Damian Lillard has always been known as a great three-point shooter, but the Trail Blazers point guard caught fire during Sunday night’s All-Star Game. Several of his threes came from way downtown, as they say. In fact, a few were taken near the logo. Lillard scored 18 points, six rebounds and five assists in Sunday’s […]

This year’s All-Star weekend is a special one for basketball’s most famous family. Both Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry and Portland Trail Blazers marksman Seth Curry, his younger brother, were selected to participate in the three-point contest. Their father and longtime NBA player Dell Curry also took part in the All-Star festivities, shooting his […]

The act of swapping jerseys has become a post-game culture in the NBA this season. Fans have seen players from this generation ask future Hall of Famers Dirk Nowitzki, Dwyane Wade, and Vince Carter to exchange jerseys with them. It is now a tradition that symbolizes appreciation and respect. But for San Antonio Spurs’ LaMarcus […]

Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry and his brother, Seth Curry from the Portland Trail Blazers, are both going to compete in the 3-point contest on Saturday. And as expected, the siblings have decided to raise the stakes between them for extra motivation. The Curry brothers are putting their money where their mouth is 🤑 #NBAAllStar pic.twitter.com/lEepoWpJ8V […]

It’s the season of love, and for Portland Trail Blazers guard Seth Curry and his girlfriend Callie Rivers, it is the perfect time to be engaged. The couple made their engagement official when Curry proposed to Rivers during a Valentine’s dinner with their families. Callie, son of Los Angeles Clippers coach Doc Rivers and brother […]

The NBA All-Star Weekend is here and Saturday’s Three-Point Contest is set to be the main event for those who have grown disappointed of the lack of fireworks from the Dunk Contest in recent years. There will be 10 participants for the first time in the history of the league, a field full of sharpshooters […]

The BIG3 just got another headline name. Greg Oden has joined the draft pool for this season: SPLASH ALERT💦💦💦 Former NBA #1 overall pick Greg Oden (@Daddyluv2250) has joined the #BIG3Season3 Draft pool! pic.twitter.com/zFl5caC2Cu — BIG3 (@thebig3) February 15, 2019 Greg Oden is widely considered one of the biggest busts of all time. Drafted first […]

Stephen Curry has been proud of how brother Seth has performed despite the constant comparisons to his older brother and father Dell, who played in the NBA for 16 seasons. The Golden State Warriors star lauded the Portland Trail Blazers guard for his confidence and ability to remain positive despite the outside noise: “He’s not […]

The Portland Trail Blazers netted themselves a solid piece before the trade deadline in Rodney Hood, one of the Cleveland Cavaliers players who were up for sale after a rebuilding year. The 6-foot-8 wing wasn’t shocked his name came up once again for a second straight season at the deadline — not only aware but […]