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CJ McCollum has been outspoken about the trend in the NBA of superteams. He faced a backlash after calling ring chasing “disgusting” and said it wasn’t something he would ever do. This led to McCollum trying to explain himself via Twitter. He answered a few replies and responded “I’m trying Jennifer” to one Twitter user […]

Even with more luxurious offers from other teams in the previous years, San Antonio Spurs legend Manu Ginobili has chosen to stay under the wings of his coach and mentor, Gregg Popovich. Together, they form a special player-to-coach bond, which is evident in a highlight video posted by a Redditor who goes by the username […]

For fans missing Brandon Roy, there is good news for all of you: it looks like he will be finally featured in NBA 2k19. The former Portland Trail Blazers star was one of the NBA players notably missing on the NBA 2K18 All-Time Teams. However, players need to be part of the National Basketball Retired […]

In an age where internet trolls can contact athletes directly in a heartbeat on social media, we have seen an uptick in players sending salty responses to defend their name from someone who is completely irrelevant to them. This unfortunate trend is ridiculous and usually makes the athlete look silly for responding to a stranger hiding […]

Portland Trail Blazers guard C.J. McCollum has been in the middle of a tiring war between his own beliefs and the assembly of the dominant era of the Golden State Warriors. Recently, a clip of an interview in China surfaced, in which McCollum called the formation of superteams “disgusting” — something that left a sour […]

Portland Trail Blazers shooting guard C.J. McCollum isn’t one to hide his feelings towards Western Conference rival Golden State Warriors. After having Warriors forward Kevin Durant on his personal podcast late last month, McCollum was later called out by Durant after he claimed that the reigning Finals MVP’s move to the then 73-win Warriors was […]

Really good basketball organizations do not magically appear in the NBA. They are a result of hard work, foresight, good decision making, and sometimes a little bit of gambling. Some reap the rewards while others the disaster. There is no exemption to this rule. Even some of the best and most successful organizations had a […]

With a chapter of NBA basketball now over, teams look forward to a fresh slate this season. New and old faces with their respective teams are going to be out there carving out a legacy to be remembered. With the wild free agency nearly over, we already have a picture of what to expect this […]

A basketball stat line is a clear barometer on how a player affects the game. Good or bad, a player’s stats will reflect that. Once in a blue moon, stat lines reflect basketball anomalies, a reflection of some of the most bizarre things in NBA basketball. Here are some of the most impressive and bizarre […]

Teams are preparing and gearing up as the new NBA season quickly approaches. Everybody will have eyes on the prize, the chance to be called NBA champion. Although not all teams are on a path to greatness this season, there will be real contenders and some pretenders. I’ll be excluding teams who have made their […]

The NBA has released the schedules for every team next season, which gives basketball fans a jolt of excitement before sending them back to a state of despair once they realized that the actual season is two months away. That’s quite a long wait. In an attempt to appease their bored fanbase, the Portland Trail […]

The Portland Trail Blazers’ odometer will be the busiest in the NBA next season. With the NBA releasing complete schedules of teams, it has now been determined which squad will be spending the most time on the road, traveling on the plane and on the bus, and it’s the Blazers. Here’s a graph showing every […]

With new and old faces in their respective teams, everything settling in after the NBA free agnecy aftermath, one thing is still on each team mind: How do we make ourselves even better? If the best team in the NBA right now, the Golden State Warriors, did not settle resting on the championship laurels of […]

Basketball fan or not, when you hear the name Jordan it normally resonates with the legendary basketball Hall of Famer Michael Jordan. He’s a 14 time All-star, 11 time All-NBA, 6 time NBA Champion, 5 time MVP, and the list goes on. His career is truly an impressive basketball resume of epic proportions. Clyde “the […]

The offseason is a golden time to do non-basketball stuff. For Portland Trail Blazers guard Nik Stauskas, now is the perfect time to take it to another level with girlfriend Alex Gerhart. The former Brooklyn Nets guard announced his engagement to Gerhart to his more than 146,000 followers on the Instagram via a sweet and touching post. Stauskas […]

The NBA’s Christmas Day schedule is always a delicate balancing act, and this year’s slate is no different. On one hand, Christmas Day is one of the few days where you can binge 10-plus hours of live NBA action. However, family obligations often prevent even the most hardcore basketball diehards from doing so. If you […]

Every season, the NBA holds its annual Christmas games to delight the fans during this festive time of the year. Tuesday, a schedule of said games were leaked to the public before official confirmation on Wednesday, and one of the games will feature the Utah Jazz hosting the Portland Trail Blazers. Jazz star Donovan Mitchell […]

It’s been quite a strange summer in the NBA the past month. More than a couple of big names have already switched teams and we’re not even done with the offseason yet. Though the heat may have died down on the trading and free-agency frenzy for now, there is no reason for general managers to […]

LeBron James and the new-look Los Angeles Lakers will get their first taste of regular-season competition on Oct. 18 by taking on the Portland Trail Blazers on the road, according to Kevin O’Connor of The Ringer. Formerly the King of the East, James will have no nights off in this Western Conference, taking on teams […]

It was not that long ago when Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant and Portland Trail Blazers guard CJ McCollum had a little back and forth following a heated convo on the latter’s podcast. Well, it looks like their minor beef has made it into the video game realm, thanks to this moment in the […]

Twitter is great because it gives fans the chance to get increased access to their favorite players. Additionally, it gives haters a chance to troll. But Portland Trail Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic had no time for such on Monday. Portland’s big man took offense to the Vegas projections for Western Conference over/under win totals next […]

While fighting back from a fractured tibia, new Portland Trail Blazer Seth Curry has the perfect inspiration to come back better than ever: his brother, Steph. The younger Curry recently signed with the Blazers after playing last season with the Dallas Mavericks. As Seth has been rehabbing his injury, he has looked to Steph for […]

A recent feud between the Portland Trail Blazers’ C.J. McCollum and the Golden State Warriors Kevin Durant became a hot topic last week. After Durant appeared as a guest in McCollum’s podcast, “Pull Up with CJ McCollum,” the Blazers guard appeared to take a shot at the Warriors forward regarding his decision to join a […]

While the Portland Trail Blazers have achieved success in the regular season due to their dynamic duo of Damian Lillard and C.J. McCollum, come playoff time, the team suddenly falters. Are they going to suffer the same fate as other superstar pairings? Will they eventually break up? According to Blazers president Neil Olshey, the tandem […]

Portland Trail Blazers forward Al-Farouq Aminu represented Nigeria in the 2012 Olympics, but he hasn’t played for the national team since 2015. However, Aminu will return to D’Tigers for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualifiers this September, according to Lindsay du Plessis of KweséESPN. Aminu and Nigeria will be in action from Sept. 14-16 in […]

Portland Blazers main man Damian Lillard is the latest NBA star to express his support for DeMar DeRozan after his unceremonious departure from the Toronto Raptors. Lillard took to Instagram to share his displeasure on how DeRozan’s trade to the San Antonio Spurs went down. The  6-foot-3 point guard posted a very message-appropriate photo, with […]

The NBA’s offseason is when we see a lot of players from different teams get together and play ball. Whether it be organized ball like the Drew League or random appearances at Venice Beach or a player’s camp, those interactions always prove fun for the fans and the players involved. Earlier this week, Golden State […]

The NBA offseason can hit a bit of a lull at times, but nothing can spice it up again like two NBA stars beefing on Twitter. Kevin Durant appeared on CJ McCollum’s podcast earlier this month and the two had what seemed to be friendly back and forth banter. The Portland Trail Blazers star told […]

There’s nothing new in seeing NBA players pick up rapping as a hobby. Big name superstars such as Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal have dropped rap songs in their spare time. Metta World Peace even dropped an entire album in 2006. Recently, Los Angeles Lakers point guard Lonzo Ball made headlines by releasing an extravagant […]

After Portland Trail Blazers guard CJ McCollum sent shockwaves through the Twitterverse by calling out Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant, he quickly walked back his words and extinguished the beef before it even had the chance to properly develop. Seemingly without provocation, McCollum had tweeted out his thoughts on Durant’s departure from the Oklahoma […]

Almost three years after Kevin Durant’s decision to join the Golden State Warriors, people are not yet over. C.J. McCollum of the Portland Trail Blazers is the latest to give Durant a good ribbing. But this time, Durant responded. Via Twitter, McCollum says that Durant himself knows that his decision to go to the 73-win […]

Kevin Durant didn’t have to use a burner Twitter account to serve C.J. McCollum a pill that the Portland Trail Blazers guard must have found tough to swallow. During a recent episode of McCollum’s Pull Up podcast, the Golden State Warriors forward sort of played the role of a rude guest by telling the former Lehigh […]

The Portland Trail Blazers shockingly traded marksman Allen Crabbe exactly a year ago in exchange for Andrew Nicholson, who was later waived and now plays in China. Crabbe, then a 25-year-old wing who was coming off a career-best season, ranking second in the league after shooting a blistering 44 percent from 3-point range for the […]

Kevin Durant took part on C.J. McCollum’s Pull Up podcast, discussing many subjects from vacation spots to politics — though it wouldn’t take long before McCollum expressed his frustration with Durant joining the Golden State Warriors in 2016. The Portland Trail Blazers shooting guard went on about how the Warriors have been able to stonewall the […]

Divisional rivalry in the NBA isn’t as big of a thing as it is in the other three North American major professional sports leagues, but anytime it manifests, it can be pretty intense – if not hilarious. Take for example this social media exchange between the Portland Trail Blazers and the Denver Nuggets of the […]

Bradley Beal or John Wall? Together, the All-Star duo make the present and future very bright for the Washington Wizards. Unfortunately, they haven’t made it beyond the second round since they’ve been together. Washington has made the playoffs four of the last five seasons. The 2016-17 was their best season since they went 49-33 and […]

In the NBA, summer is the time to look forward. The 2018 NBA Draft is complete and teams are celebrating their new rookie additions, offseason trades, and free agency signings. Optimism runs high for the most part and fans are focused on what’s ahead for their favorite teams. New has everyone’s attention. Today, we’re not […]

The Portland Trail Blazers have parted ways with big man Georgios Papagiannis. This is according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, who also stated that Papagiannis is headed to Europe to continue his basketball career. Portland has waived center George Papagiannis, league source tells ESPN. He's planning to sign a deal in Greece. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) […]

Damian Lillard had a reaction similar to many other NBA players after finding out Kawhi Leonard had been traded to the Toronto Raptors for DeMar DeRozan in an early morning blockbuster deal: Smh cold game — Damian Lillard (@Dame_Lillard) July 18, 2018 It’s a cold game indeed, Dame. It always has been. DeRozan was arguably […]