Portland Trail Blazers Articles - Page 144

Portland’s big man and former 16th pick in the 2014 NBA Draft, Jusuf Nurkic has had a rocky path coming to the NBA. The Bosnian international actually got his first steps in basketball because of his dad, and there is a crazy story behind it. His father was a police officer in a small town in Bosnia, […]

NBA Draft workouts are one of the most essential parts in which the front office puts their brains and mettle to the test. To assign a player for a visit to their respective facility and look at every single aspect possible — athletic ability, endurance, fundamentals, character, charisma, and in instances, commitment to the game […]

Damian Lillard is known to not being shy in letting his thoughts known and firing back at his critics on Twitter. Just recently he proved that once again and took exception to a shot made by Fox Sports’ Chris Broussard towards him. With the Portland Trail Blazers being included in the Paul George rumor mill, the often-embattled […]

A hot topic around the league over the last week has centered around Paul George’s future with the Indiana Pacers. All of this conversation has now spewed over to other teams in the league potentially expressing interest in the All-Star forward. In light of that, Portland Trail Blazers star point guard Damian Lillard recently retweeted […]

Gonzaga freshman center and NBA prospect Zach Collins had quite the funny encounter with a member of the Portland Trail Blazers scouting team at the NBA Draft Combine, mentioning the team had just sent a psychologist to interview him. “It was kind of funny because Portland actually just sent out their team psychologist, and no one else […]

Showing how dominant they truly are, the Golden State Warriors have swept both the Portland Trail Blazers and Utah Jazz out of the 2017 NBA playoffs. The Warriors beat the Blazers in four games in the first-round and then followed that up on Monday by sweeping the Jazz in the second. Both the Blazers and Jazz […]

Sweeping the first two rounds of the 2017 NBA playoffs, the Golden State Warriors have been sensational in the postseason. The Warriors aren’t just winning in the playoffs, they consistently beat the Blazers and Jazz by double digits. From SI’s Ben Golliver: Warriors (8-0) boast +16.5 playoff point differential. Best playoff PD for champions: 71 […]

Portland Trail Blazers guard Allen Crabbe is slated to undergo surgery on Thursday in efforts to repair a stress reaction of the fifth metatarsal bone in his left foot, president of basketball operations Neil Olshey announced today. His surgery will be performed by Dr. Martin O’Malley at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York. Crabbe is […]

New things await the NBA next season, such as a new salary cap ceiling, uniforms made by Nike instead of Adidas, and the Portland Trail Blazers‘ new logo. Last September, team President & CEO Chris McGowan stated the team will feature a more modernized updated logo along with the new Nike uniforms in the 2017-2018 season. […]

Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard knows all about the concept of paying it forward. Just ask the Blazers’ support staff about it as Lillard convinced his teammates to donate their playoff bonuses to the team’s employees. Each team that makes the first-round gets $223,864 as a bonus check for all of their players. Lillard made […]

With his offseason coming earlier than he wanted, Damian Lillard now has more time to relax himself. He recently took to his Twitter account and held a Q&A with his fans to answer some questions they have for him. From his inspiration to make his own rap album, his favorite boxers, to his thoughts on […]

According to multiple reports, former Trail Blazers All-Star Brandon Roy was shot while visiting his grandmother in California over the weekend. The shooting was reportedly a random act of violence and Roy got shot while he was trying to protect children in the home. He reportedly was injured by the shooting but was recovering. However, […]

After a rather quick exit from the playoffs, Portland Trail Blazers shooting guard C.J. McCollum is continuing his friendly pursuit of soon-to-be free agent swingman Paul George, who has been rumored to want out of Indiana after underachieving for several seasons. The Lehigh standout previously mentioned on Twitter that he would like George to join him in […]

Late Tuesday night, news broke that former Portland Trail Blazer great Brandon Roy was injured in a shooting incident in California. Now on Wednesday, more information about the shooting have been reported. According to USA TODAY Sports, Roy was visiting his grandmother when the shooting occurred. It was a random act of violence and Roy got […]

Despite getting swept in the first round of the playoffs, Damian Lillard received some good news as he is named the winner of one of the highest honors from the Professional Basketball Writers Association. The PBWA recently announced that the Portland Trail Blazers star guard will be the recipient of this year’s Magic Johnson Award. It is given to […]

Former Portland Trail Blazers All-Star and one-time member of the Minnesota Timberwolves, Brandon Roy, was reportedly shot in a possible gang related shooting, according to KING 5 in Seattle. From KING 5: KING 5 sources confirm Nathan Hale coach Brandon Roy was injured in a weekend shooting in California. He was shot while at an […]

After missing nearly a month since his non-displaced fracture of the right fibula, Portland Trail Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic returned from injury for Game 3 of the first-round best-of-seven series against the Golden State Warriors. The big bruiser played only 17 minutes in the game and had a game-high 11 rebounds, but seem limited, unable […]

The Golden State Warriors will enter Game 3 of their best-of-seven first-round series against the Portland Trail Blazers shorthanded, as they will be without forward Kevin Durant (calf strain) and head coach Steve Kerr (illness), according to the team. Rookie forward Patrick McCaw will take Durant’s place in the lineup, while assistant coach Mike Brown […]

Draymond Green has been in a constant back-and-forth trash talk war with just about everyone on a Portland Trail Blazers jersey, especially the team’s backcourt of Damian Lillard and C.J. McCollum. The Golden State Warriors forward was even talking junk when Lillard had 34 points in Game 1, shortly after rejecting his dunk attempt as Green […]

The Golden State Warriors might be getting one of the most important horses back for Game 3 of the first round of the Western Conference playoffs. Kevin Durant announced during a live stream that he was looking forward to playing in the next game and was proud of how his team handled his absence in Game […]

The Golden State Warriors are strongly considering holding out their star forward Kevin Durant for Game 2 against the Portland Trail Blazers tonight, according to a report by ESPN’s Marc Stein. While he remains officially as “questionable” for the game, the organization is leaning toward playing it safe and keeping him out of action unless […]

C.J. McCollum is widely considered as one of the top rising stars of the NBA today. After winning the Most Improved Player award last season, he has followed it up with another solid campaign, which only increases his confidence. That said, the Portland Trail Blazers shooting guard recently claimed that nobody in the league can […]

Center Jusuf Nurkic will once again be absent from the Portland Trail Blazers lineup for Wednesday’s Game 2 vs. the Golden State Warriors, according to Joe Freeman of the Oregonian. The 7-foot bruiser was seen taking part in shootaround at the end of the regular season and early before Game 1, but announced today he won’t […]

The Portland Trail Blazers backcourt of Damian Lillard and C.J. McCollum put on a fireworks show in the first half of Game 1 against the Golden State Warriors, scoring 48 of their team’s 56 points in the first half. A constant barrage of buckets had the two guards exchanging words with the Warriors’ best all-around […]

ESPN/ABC color commentator Mark Jackson sung high praise to his former player Draymond Green, who put up a gem of a Game 1 against the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday afternoon. His emphatic block against a fearless Damian Lillard was one of two highlight reel plays at the defensive end that encouraged the longtime game-caller to […]

Literally having unlimited range, Stephen Curry showed off his phenomenal shooting prowess before the Golden State Warriors played Game 1 of their first-round matchup against the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday. As a customary part of his warmup, Curry swished numerous deep threes from the Warriors’ logo: 💦 @StephenCurry30 feeling it from the logo pic.twitter.com/Ti71fyaFoa — […]

Portland Trail Blazers shooting guard C.J. McCollum had a jaw-dropping first half against the Golden State Warriors, pouring in 27 points in 11-of-15 shooting from the floor and 3-of-4 from deep, keeping his team knotted at 56 at the half. His 27 points in a half tie the team’s playoff record high, previously set by LaMarcus […]

Facing insurmountable odds in the first-round against the Warriors, the Portland’s daunting task of actually upsetting the Warriors becomes that much more difficult in Game 1 as Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic will not be available to play. Jusuf Nurkic (right leg) will not play in Game One — Casey Holdahl (@CHold) April 16, 2017 Nurkic suffered […]

The Golden State Warriors hold the best chance to get through their matchup in the first round of the NBA playoffs, but no matter how much they’re favored, a now experienced veteran team knows better than to take the Portland Trail Blazers lightly. “Man, this the NBA,” Warriors forward Kevin Durant told ESPN’s Chris Haynes […]

With the playoffs now in full swing, basketball fans around the world are starting to give their predictions for the results of each matchup. Fox Sports’ Chris Broussard also joined in the fun and gave his bold forecasts and detailed reasons why he thinks the teams he chose will move on in the postseason.The veteran columnist […]

The NBA playoffs will have some beautiful illustrations to commemorate them yet again, thanks to French Artist Asur Misoa from Asur Illustrations detailing each of the eight matchups of the first round. If you recall, this artist did the same thing last year as well. Western Conference No. 1 Golden State Warriors vs. No. 8 […]

One of the Portland Trail Blazers‘ key spark plugs could be sorely missed throughout the first round of the NBA playoffs, as Jusuf Nurkic‘s return from a nondisplaced right leg fracture is still uncertain, according to a report from the Associated Press. The midseason acquisition has fit right into the starting lineup and given Rip City […]

The Golden State Warriors and Portland Trail Blazers will tip off the first game of their first-round series this Sunday afternoon inside Oracle Arena. Although it is a match-up between a heavily-favored #1 seed and the 8th seeded Blazers, news surfaced that there’s a scheduling conflict for a potential game. A team’s spokesperson has given a statement regarding the […]

Portland Trail Blazers point guard clarified his “Blazers in six” comment made Wednesday night in an interview with the CSN Northwest broadcaster, who asked him to choose between “Blazers (winning) in six or seven (games)” against the Golden State Warriors in the first round of the playoffs, choosing the former. “I was asked in six […]

Facing off against the best team in the league, the Golden State Warriors in the first round, the Portland Trail Blazers face some insurmountable odds. History is not on Portland’s side as there have only been five times when a No. 8 seed beat the No. 1 seed in the first round. And even the […]

Ever since he was traded to the Portland Trail Blazers, Jusuf Nurkic hasn’t spoken too fondly of his former team, the Denver Nuggets. Nurkic has never disparaged his former teammates and has always said nice things about them. But, when it comes to the organization’s decision to bench him, Nurkic subtly threw a few shots […]

Damian Lillard‘s forced, yet bold prediction of his Portland Trail Blazers winning their first-round matchup against the Golden State Warriors in six games, is actually quite far apart from what the numbers show. According to ESPN’s BPI metrics, Rip City has less than a 1 percent chance to come out of the series, making it […]

After not attempting a three-pointer in Portland‘s 103-100 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday, Moe Harkless now has mo’ money. The Trail Blazers forward has an incentive in his contract that states if he shoots 35 percent or better from beyond the arc, he would receive a $500,000 bonus. So with his three-point shooting […]

After an inconsistent first half of the season, the Portland Trail Blazers turned things around and were able to make the postseason. But the odds are stacked against Portland as it will face the Golden State Warriors, the best team in the league. Despite the Trails Blazers being the underdog, Damian Lillard is staying confident. When […]