Portland Trail Blazers Articles - Page 148

Now playing in his second year in the NBA, Phoenix Suns shooter Devin Booker has already tested his mettle against James Harden, Stephen Curry, Jimmy Butler, Russell Westbrook, and the best guards in the league. However, when asked who he thinks has been the toughest matchup for him is, Booker gave a surprising answer. “Sheesh. There’s a lot. I’ll say… Dame [Damian Lillard] […]

One of the biggest pushes the Portland Trail Blazers had to make this offseason, was forking out $75 million over a four-year span to sign young shooting guard Allen Crabbe. But the Blazers were close to not matching the sum first-offered by the Brooklyn Nets, who enamored the 24-year-old with an inclusive pitch that could […]

During the early minutes of the game between the Brooklyn Nets and Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday, Andre Roberson immediately got the crowd inside Chesapeake Energy Arena all on their feet. After seeing his defender scramble to get back to him on defense in the corner, the 24-year-old Colorado product took advantage of it and drove […]

The Portland Trail Blazers took yet another loss in the ruthless Western Conference, falling well short of the reinvigorated Houston Rockets 126-109 on Thursday night. The team was picking up steam after a couple of victories against the Sacramento Kings and the Denver Nuggets, but have recently been blown out by the Chicago Bulls and […]

After only 20 days of action into the young NBA season, the association seems to have taken a turn to favor volume scorers, so much that for the first time in history, there are five players who have scored 300-plus points after their first 10 games of the season. We’ll break them down for you […]

Evan Turner‘s transition from being one of the most important pieces for the Boston Celtics to a potential sixth man for the Portland Trail Blazers hasn’t been a smooth one. The Ohio State product is averaging a meager 6.7 points per game while shooting 36.7 percent from the field and 28.6 percent from deep. Turner […]

Portland Trail Blazers‘ Terry Stotts is known to be one of the most calm and relaxed head coaches in the league and rarely gets fired up. But things were not the same during halftime of his team’s game against the Denver Nuggets on Sunday. Despite playing on a back-to-back set, the Nuggets were the ones […]

The 2007 NBA draft will be remembered for a long time because it was the year Greg Oden was selected ahead of former MVP and four-time scoring champion, Kevin Durant. Recently, the top overall pick that year in Oden spoke about how the “bust” label will never be removed from him as he never got to play […]

Upon the recent presidential election results, cities like Oakland, Seattle and Portland, among others, have started civil protests in spite of President-elect Donald Trump. Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard shared his candid thoughts on the local protests, which have not only seen highways I-5 and I-84 surrounded by protesters, but have been accompanied […]

Portland Trail Blazers big man Meyers Leonard might have just thrown down the best dunk of his young career. After taking a sweet pocket pass from Allen Crabbe, Leonard took air and extended, throwing down the hammer on unsuspecting Omri Casspi, who became a bypasser as he saw the forward elevate. Check it out. https://vine.co/v/5IOP5LHWxQu […]

Portland Trail Blazers forward Al-Farouq Aminu will be sidelined for the next two weeks due to a left calf injury. Blazers head coach Terry Stotts spoke to the media on Friday, confirming that Aminu will have to “be re-evaluated in a couple weeks”, as per Mike Richman of Oregon Live. The 26-year-old picked up the […]

Former No.1 NBA draft pick Greg Oden recent revealed that he believes he will be remembered as the “biggest bust in NBA history”, as per ESPN’s Outside The Lines: “I’ll be remembered as the biggest bust in NBA history,” Oden said. “But I can’t do nothing about that.” Oden went on to confirm that his […]

Only four minutes into their game against the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday night, Portland Trail Blazers forward Al-Farouq Aminu suffered a calf strain and was forced to head to the locker room. He did not return to the game. With the Blazers scheduled on a back-to-back set, it makes the 26-year-old Wake Forest product highly […]

After spending the first seven seasons of his NBA career with the Portland Trail Blazers, the team decided to trade Nicolas Batum to the Charlotte Hornets before the start of the 2015-2016 campaign. Even if it surprised a lot of their fans, the 27-year-old French international already expected it and knew when his time in Oregon […]

It never stops being Damian Lillard time on the Trail Blazers clock. That includes practices as well, apparently, as Dame became the locker room hero after swishing a half-court jumper with the greatest of ease. Head coach Terry Stotts gave the team a chance to have a non-contact practice if someone could make a half-court […]

He may have already signed with the Memphis Grizzlies last summer, but before he decided to bring his talents to Tennessee, Chandler Parsons considered joining another team. The 6-foot-10 forward reportedly was close to teaming up with Damian Lillard by signing with the Portland Trail Blazers. Now he is all set to make his season debut […]

Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard and Golden State Warriors MVP Stephen Curry have common traits as NBA point guards coming into the league from small schools. Both players love shooting from deep, chewing on their mouth pieces, and crossing over defenders. They wreak havoc on defenses when they put the ball on the floor, […]

Draymond Green doesn’t need the last word, he just enjoys having someone to go out there and prove wrong, game after game. This time it’s Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard, who made the observation that the Golden State Warriors defense isn’t the same and that they badly miss Andrew Bogut‘s rim defense and […]

A day before their game against the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday night, Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard was asked what he thinks about the Dubs’ new lineup, after adding former MVP Kevin Durant and now with a new-look bench. Lillard talked about the Warriors’ defense by recalling their preseason matchup and based it on the observations he’s had while […]

Halloween night is upon us, and for those NBA players not playing tonight, they’re often subject to opening the door to many kids eager for sugary treats. That was the case for Moe Harkless of the Portland Trail Blazers, who almost didn’t give any candy to two kids dressed as Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant. […]

Portland Trail Blazers‘ superstar point guard Damian Lillard announced last week the release of his debut album with the title, “The Letter O.” Some of the artists that will be featured in the record are Lil Wayne, Jamie Foxx, Juvenile, Adrian Marcel, Marsha Ambrosius, and Raphael Saadiq. But now, Lillard will be forced to remove one of them […]

A bank of lights went out near the ceiling of the Pepsi Center during the fourth quarter of the Portland Trail Blazers vs. Denver Nuggets game on Saturday night. Players shot around for a few minutes until the game was resumed, but the Blazers Twitter account could not let this go and had no mercy on […]

Two floaters by the two best players the Portland Trail Blazers had to offer and a bank of lights going out at the venue was all it took for Damian Lillard and C.J. McCollum to come away with a 115-113 overtime win against the Denver Nuggets. The Nuggets led 90-85 in the fourth quarter when a bank of lights […]

Damian Lillard keeps finding ways to make his case for an MVP season, this time, nailing a feathery-smooth floater over Kenneth Faried with 0.3 seconds left on the clock to give his Portland Trail Blazers a 115-113 overtime win against the Denver Nuggets. Lillard took control late and sized up Faried far from the three-point line, […]

The last time the L.A. Clippers left Portland, guard Chris Paul hadn’t played in the last two games after breaking his right hand while forward Blake Griffin hadn’t played due to the flare up in his quad injury. On top of that, sharpshooter J.J. Redick was playing with a left heel bruise and Austin Rivers […]

Greg Oden had been one of the most promising big men to be drafted into the NBA. He had the tools to not only make him a name in the NBA, but among the best in the league if he wanted it badly enough. The Portland Trail Blazers took a chance, although they had made […]

During the opening week of the NBA season, players and staff from around the league are paying tribute to TNT sideline reporter Craig Sager. Sager is currently continuing his treatment for cancer in Houston, and while he is unable to work, his spirit is still strong in the hearts and minds of the NBA. The […]

When records are made, sometimes we think that it’ll be next to impossible to top them. The Portland Trail Blazers have been in the league since 1970, and over the past 16 years, have done something that no other team has done. In their season opener against the Utah Jazz on Tuesday night, the Blazers […]

Portland Trail Blazers talisman Damian Lillard is building a strong case for an MVP season from the get go. The Oakland native dropped an eye-catching 39 points during Tuesday’s 113-104 season-opener victory against the Utah Jazz. Lillard’s shot was blazing-hot, hitting on 13 of his 20 attempts from the field, including 4-of-6 from deep and a […]

The 2016-17 NBA regular season tips off today, but the L.A. Clippers don’t start their season until Thursday night when they visit the Portland Trail Blazers in a rematch of last year’ first round playoff series. Head Coach Doc Rivers doesn’t mind the extra days off to start, and thinks his team is ready for […]

He may have led the Portland Trail Blazers last season to a playoff run despite a lot of people not expecting them to do so, but Damian Lillard is not satisfied with that at all. The two-time All-Star already has a personal goal set for himself and knows what it takes to achieve it. . @Dame_Lillard's quote […]

With the U.S. presidential elections happening in less than three weeks, a lot of Americans have already been talking about it even more now. One of them is Golden State Warriors head coach, Steve Kerr. Speaking to Sam Amick of USA TODAY, the 51-year-old bench tactician named his MVP contenders this season and likened their […]

Halloween is just around the corner and with only a week left to the much-awaited holiday, artist David Rappoccio of UpRoxx has re-worked every NBA logo into a holiday-themed one. There’s also an extra nugget at the bottom of the list for those of you who are nostalgic fans of this league. Check them out and […]

Los Angeles Clippers forward Paul Pierce is expected to miss the team’s season opener versus the Portland Trail Blazers due to a sprained ankle. The Clippers’ starting forward Luc Richard Mbah a Moute returned to practice Saturday from a knee injury, but his limitations aren’t fully known yet. That leaves the team thin at the small forward […]

Last postseason, the spotlight was all over Golden State Warriors‘ forward Draymond Green. Green was seen, on multiple occasions throughout the playoffs, flailing his body parts, specifically his legs, and often times connecting with opponents below the belt. Eventually, that caught up to him as the NBA suspended him for a groin hit on LeBron […]

Despite grabbing the most coveted free agent in recent history in Kevin Durant, the Golden State Warriors have had a long summer to think about the loss they suffered in the 2016 NBA Finals. Up three games to one with home court advantage, the Warriors couldn’t stop LeBron James, Kyrie Irving, and the Cleveland Cavaliers […]

For Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard, rapping is not just a hobby, but a passion. Over the past few years, he has released a number of singles under his moniker, “Dame Dolla.” Now that he already has enough material, the two-time NBA All-Star announced on Twitter that he will be releasing his debut album, […]

Portland Trail Blazers All-Star guard Damian Lillard has had his share of bold proclamations. Last year, with a depleted roster that saw every starter leave for a different destination – Wesley Matthews to Dallas, Nicolas Batum to Charlotte, LaMarcus Aldridge to San Antonio and Robin Lopez to New York – the 6-foot star said his […]

Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard has no regrets about his previous comments on the thought of joining a super team, but clarified that he wasn’t taking shots at Kevin Durant for his decision to join the Golden State Warriors this offseason. In an interview on The Jim Rome Show in CBS Radio, the Oakland native was frank […]