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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 […]

Enes Kanter signed with the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday, and the big man is already trolling the team everyone hates, the Golden State Warriors. Portland defeated Golden State on Wednesday. It was a crazy fourth quarter. Warriors head coach Steve Kerr got ejected and power forward Draymond Green was called for a Flagrant 1 […]

Rodney Hood had the right to veto any trade with the Cleveland Cavaliers, but the shooting guard says that was never an option when his agent told him the Cavs were in the process of sending him to the Portland Trail Blazers. Hood is now on a Blazers team which is going to make the […]

Stephen Curry had some qualms with an oddly upgraded foul call on Golden State Warriors teammate Draymond Green, one that changed the course of a seven-point game against the Portland Trail Blazers, resulting in a 22-point loss. Green attempted to stop a driving Zach Collins from an uncontested dunk, getting part of his arm in […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr had no issues having a little pre-All Star Game fun, telling reporters to “get the f*** out of my way” as he made his way through the scrum for his postgame questions after a 22-point loss to the Portland Trail Blazers: “I was just shocked that it was […]

It’s still not too late for Damian Lillard. The Portland Trail Blazers are fourth in the Western Conference standings as the All-Star break approaches, with the league’s fourth-best net rating since January 1st. They just fortified a longstanding weakness on the wing by acquiring Rodney Hood at the trade deadline, a move that finally affords […]

Klay Thompson and Zach Collins got caught up in a tense moment during the Golden State Warriors-Portland Trail Blazers game Wednesday night in Oregon. With the game turning out to be a close affair near the midway mark of the fourth quarter, Thompson barreled his way to the basket and was whistled for a charge […]

It’s safe to say Evan Turner is pretty, pretty excited about his team’s latest free-agent acquisition. After news broke on Wednesday that the Portland Trail Blazers beat out several teams to land the recently bought-out Enes Kanter, Turner expressed his excitement for the move on Twitter. ENES KANTER, LETS GOOOOO — Evan Turner (@thekidet) February […]

The Los Angeles Lakers need all the help they can get to overcome the ill-effects of LeBron James’ recent absence and make the playoffs. Unfortunately for Magic Johnson and Rob Pelinka, though, one of their targets on the buyout market signed with a conference rival. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the team was interested in […]

Free agent big man Enes Kanter is signing with the Portland Trail Blazers, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Kanter began this season with the New York Knicks. He was bought out by the franchise last week so he could join a contender. He was being pursued by a bevy of teams, including the Los […]

San Antonio Spurs forward LaMarcus Aldridge recently spoke to The Athletic’s Jabari Young about his journey from leaving the Portland Trail Blazers to having one of the best seasons of his career with the San Antonio Spurs. The 33 year-old All-Star is proud to say that he’s grown as a player, both on and off […]

LaMarcus Aldridge will be making his seventh All-Star appearance this weekend, but his recent re-emergence as one of the best power forwards in the league is more than just about how good of a player he has been this season. It’s also about the fact that he decided to grow up as a person. In […]

Oklahoma City Thunder star Russell Westbrook was called for a technical foul during Monday night’s 120-111 win over the Portland Trail Blazers. But on Tuesday afternoon, the league rescinded the technical, per Royce Young of ESPN. Russell Westbrook technical foul from last night’s game against Portland has been rescinded, according to a source. Westbrook was […]

Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard and small forward Evan Turner had some loud praise for Paul George of the Oklahoma City Thunder, who delivered a 47-point triple-double in 43 minutes to give his team a 120-111 win over the visitors. While the race for the Most Valuable Player is believed to be a […]

The Portland Trailblazers suffered an excruciating loss at the hands of the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday night. It was magnified by point guard Damian Lillard’s criticisms of the officials for the lack of questionable calls down the stretch. It appears there was plenty of truth to Damian Lillard’s comments. According to ESPN’s Tim McMahon, it […]

Fans, analysts, players, coaches, and even some owners unequivocally agree: Seattle, WA deserves to have an NBA team. Before expansion or relocation brings another franchise to the Pacific Northwest, though, the area’s only one could apparently be on its way out. In the wake of longtime owner Paul Allen’s recent passing, Portland City Commissioner Nick […]