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Nik Stauskas was one of the best shooters in college basketball when he played at the University of Michigan. The 25-year-old has already played for four teams in the NBA, but he might have found a home with the Portland Trail Blazers. Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden, Nik Stauskas showed off his shooting prowess by […]

The Portland Trail Blazers suffered perhaps the worst of the many failures they’ve experienced in recent postseasons, quickly erased from postseason contention by the lower-seeded New Orleans Pelicans after fighting to get the No. 3 seed in the ultra-competitive West. The backcourt of Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum were futile throughout the series, proving not […]

The Portland Trail Blazers “came close to firing” head coach Terry Stotts after the team, who garnered the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference, was swept by the sixth-seeded New Orleans Pelicans in the first round of the playoffs, according to ESPN’s Zach Lowe. Teams with vacancies for a head coach, including the Phoenix Suns, […]

Portland Trail Blazers star point guard Damian Lillard denies a report which claims he and late owner Paul Allen had a verbal agreement that if he felt unhappy with the Trail Blazers or the direction of the franchise, Allen and the organization would help Lillard out and facilitate a trade. Damian Lillard didn’t elaborate much […]

John Wall aired out his frustrations with the officials after a disappointing loss to the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday night, and even when a Washington Wizards staffer responded, “Thanks, John,” as a means to try and keep him from a league fine, the dime maestro would speak his mind no matter the consequence. Wall wasn’t […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves recorded their third straight victory on Friday night since the Jimmy Butler trade. The Wolves destroyed the Portland Trail Blazers, 112-96, and it was thanks in large part to a total team effort that saw six guys scoring in double figures. Karl-Anthony Towns had a highlight play in the third quarter that […]

Forward Robert Covington has fit in seamlessly with his new team after being the center piece of a return package for Jimmy Butler. The new Minnesota Timberwolves wing represents the three-and-D asset head coach Tom Thibodeau so badly wanted to stop ball-dominant players like Damian Lillard, who they’ll take on tonight at home. Thibodeau has […]

According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, Portland Blazers guard Seth Curry underwent an MRI on Wednesday after banging his knee dring a loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on the same day. Curry is listed as day-to-day, based on pain tolerance and movement. Actually, Wednesday MRI AND Wednesday game. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) November 15, 2018 […]

There could be a change in ownership for the Portland Trail Blazers. Former Blazers and Seattle Seahawks owner Paul Allen tragically died a month ago due to non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, and a sale is expected in the next few years, according to John Canzano of OregonLive. Chris McGowan, the CEO of Vulcan Sports, did not return a message […]

The Los Angeles Lakers were dealt a big blow on Wednesday night when they lost starting point guard Rajon Rondo to a fractured hand. Lakers talisman LeBron James shared his thoughts on the injury after their victory over the Portland Trail Blazers. LeBron James on losing Rajon Rondo: "It's tough. He's one or our captains. […]

LeBron James was firing on all cylinders on Wednesday night against the Portland Trail Blazers, connecting on five of his six 3-pointers to muster a 44-point near-triple-double performance to notch a 126-117 win for the Lakers. The backcourt duo of Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum recognized that when the King has the stroke going from […]

Portland Trail Blazers star guard Damian Lillard will play tonight against the Los Angeles Lakers despite his injury. According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, Lillard will play tonight against the purple and gold: Sources on @TheAthleticNBA @WatchStadium: Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard is expected to play tonight against the Lakers in Los Angeles. […]

Pascal Siakam and CJ McCollum are two of the hottest players in the NBA, and both stars were rewarded for their efforts by being named Player of the Week. Pascal Siakam (@pskills43) of the Toronto #Raptors and C.J. McCollum (@CJMcCollum) of the Portland Trail #Blazers have been named Eastern and Western Conference Players of the […]

Jimmy Butler’s recent trade to the Sixers spells just one thing to swingman Evan Turner — more fun. Especially considering Philadelphia just added another All-Star to make a run-back series against the Boston Celtics that much more of a rivalry. “It’s gonna be good,” said Turner, according to Mark Murphy of the Boston Herald. “I’m […]

Damian Lillard survived a scary tweak of the knee early in the game to pull through for a key 100-94 win against the Boston Celtics on Sunday night. The Portland Trail Blazers star later admitted to tweaking his right knee while battling for position against Gordon Hayward, a bothersome injury that “kind of limited” him […]

The top dogs of the Eastern Conference have gotten a rude awakening to start this 2018-19 season, and the Boston Celtics have received an even colder bucket of cold water after starting out the season with a 7-6 record following a 1-4 road trip that finished with a 100-94 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers […]

The Portland Trail Blazers and the Boston Celtics faced off against each other Sunday night. Apparently, there was something fishy happening with the hoop the Celtics were shooting at during the first half. Very interesting situation right now in Portland. Blazers (-2) lead 54-37 at the half but now they are working on the hoop […]

Before the Boston Celtics and the Portland Trail Blazers faced each other Sunday night, Evan Turner talked to the media before the game. Turner joked that head coach Brad Stevens would get his first title when he re-joins the team. Evan Turner, the legend, on when Brad Stevens is going to win his first NBA […]

Portland Trail Blazers shooting guard CJ McCollum absolutely went off on Tuesday night against the Milwaukee Bucks. After the game, the 27-year-old admitted that he felt disrespected — and extra motivated — when the Bucks decided to put rookie Donte DiVicenzo on him on defense. “Very disrespectful,” McCollum said, via Dwight Jaynes of NBC Sports.  […]

In the dying seconds of the third quarter, CJ McCollum of the Portland Trail Blazers went full-throttle to the hoop, then, stopped on the dime, and sent defender Donte DiVincenzo of the Milwaukee Bucks to the floor. Check out the clip below posted by NBA TV as McCollum forced DiVincenzo to touch the ground. He […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves posted their lowest shooting percentage in the Tom Thibodeau era in Sunday’s 111-81 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers. The Blazers held the Timberwolves to 31.2 percent shooting on Sunday night, which was their lowest mark from the field in the Tom Thibodeau era, according to Chris Hine of the Minneapolis Star […]

Los Angeles Lakers center JaVale McGee hit a fan after he threw something in the stands to her. This was after the Lakers defeated the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday night. JaVale McGee smacks Portland fan in the face, apologizes via IG. 😂 pic.twitter.com/EFeGh045Ij — ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) November 5, 2018 It looked like it was […]

With Minnesota Timberwolves superstar Jimmy Butler out due to rest, guard Josh Okogie is getting the opportunity to play minutes against the Portland Trail Blazers. As such, Okogie becomes the latest player to put Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic on a poster with this thunderous dunk. JOSH OKOGIE TAKES FLIGHT! 🛩️💥😱#AllEyesNorth 21#RipCity 19 📺: NBALP pic.twitter.com/mzYB1y4aNm […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar took to Instagram to give a shoutout to “Young King” Brandon Ingram for his insane poster dunk against the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday: https://www.instagram.com/p/Bpv0R18AeDW/ Ingram threw down a monster jam over Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic with around 7:28 to play in the fourth quarter. The slender 6-foot-9 swingman found an […]

The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 114-110 on Saturday night. Despite the win, every starter in the starting lineup for the Lakers was in the negatives in the +/- stats, while all of the reserves were a positive. The +/- stats are always interesting to look at after a game, though they […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have finally conquered the Portland Trail Blazers after falling to them for 16 consecutive games. The Lakers snapped the losing skid on Saturday night as they snatched a 114-110 win on the road to improve their record to 4-5. The Lakers beat the Blazers for the first time in 1,706 days! […]

Portland Trail Blazers forward Al-Farouq Aminu had a thunderous block against Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James late in the second quarter. Aminu blocked Bron with some disdain 😨 pic.twitter.com/aGdRX5KH9M — Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) November 4, 2018 Those who have followed Aminu know he is capable of doing this to any player. He is one […]

Portland Trail Blazers head coach Terry Stotts made a request for a contract extension from late owner Paul Allen and was denied, according to Mitch Lawrence of Sporting News. The Blazers were swept in the first-round of the 2018 playoffs by the New Orleans Pelicans after securing the third seed in the Western Conference during the […]

Golden State Warriors star point guard Stephen Curry plans to fly to Portland Saturday night to watch his brother, Blazers guard Seth Curry, play against LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers, according to Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports. Curry and the Warriors beat the Minnesota Timberwolves Friday night at home and have Saturday off. […]

New Orleans Pelicans superstar Anthony Davis has been experiencing issues in his right elbow as of late. While Davis played Wednesday against the Golden State Warriors after missing the prior two games, it looks like he won’t suit up Thursday against the Portland Trail Blazers. Anthony Davis listed as doubtful, after playing in last night’s […]

Everyone knows Blazers guard Damian Lillard is a great guy, and he recently recounted one instance where he helped his teammate Luis Montero. Montero was an undrafted rookie that signed with the team in 2015. He was at the end of the bench, so he only played 42 minutes in the entirety of the 2015-16 […]

Portland Trail Blazers superstar Damian Lillard is unquestionably one of the best point guards of his generation. As it turns out, though, he is not only an outstanding basketball player, but is also a great human being — a straight shooter who is not afraid to call out those who he believes to be in […]

The Portland Trail Blazers have fallen short of reaching championship potential in recent years and many have looked to snatch away franchise star Damian Lillard, but the First Team All-NBA point man isn’t looking for better opportunities. Lillard has been outspoken about his desire to remain with the team and the bond with the city […]

Blazers point guard Damian Lillard has established himself as one of the best players in today’s NBA. The former No. 6 overall pick has a plethora of tricks in his proverbial bag, including excellent court vision, crafty ball handling skills, and a deadly shot from range. He’s not just a one-man band, though. In fact, […]

“Don’t poke the Bear.” It’s a message someone at the Amway Center should have told the Orlando Magic fan who was heckling Portland Trail Blazers star point guard Damian Lillard during the first half of Thursday’s game. The Magic fan who was heckling Lillard throughout the first half of the Blazers-Magic game made a big, […]

Dallas Mavericks youngster Luka Doncic is one of the most hyped European prospects to ever come to the NBA, and Portland Trail Blazers star C.J. McCollum never doubted his ability to play in the league. C.J. McCollum believes that skills and basketball IQ translate everywhere, and the Mavs’ rookie is no exception. Told you he […]

Damian Lillard rode a heckler’s taunting chants to a 34-point half against the Orlando Magic, as the Portland Trail Blazers guard drained shot after shot to silence him. Lillard shared the experience during his post-game interview, recalling what was said to him after scoring only seven points in the first half. “He just kept hollering […]

Damian Lillard of the Portland Trail Blazers exploded for 34 points in the second half alone. After the game, he revealed that a heckler who kept on yapping motivated him to elevate his game. Lillard finished with 41 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. His 34-point 2nd half is the new franchise record for most […]

NBA players have swear words and other hurtful things said to them all the time when they’re playing on the road, and Thursday night in Orlando, Portland Trail Blazers star point guard Damian Lillard had enough of it. Apparently, a Magic fan was heckling Damian Lillard throughout the first half of the Blazers-Magic game. Lillard, […]