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LeBron James (left calf contusion) has been ruled out of the Los Angeles Lakers’ matchup with the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday night at Crypto.com Arena. LeBron was initially listed as questionable. James injured his calf in a collision with Kevin Durant at the 4:22 mark of the first quarter of the Lakers’ in-season tournament […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are on the road to take on the Los Angeles Lakers Sunday night! This game will continue our NBA odds series as we hand out a Trail Blazers-Lakers prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Trail Blazers have not been great this year. […]

The Portland Trail Blazers have been hit with injuries to their backcourt to start the season. Scoot Henderson, Anfernee Simons and Malcolm Brogdon have all been sidelined due to various injuries. As a result, the Blazers converted two-way contract guard Skylar Mays to a standard contract. The Blazers made another roster move this weekend by […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are expanding the role of one of their guards following a lingering injury to Scoot Henderson. The Blazers are converting two-way guard Skylar Mays to a standard NBA contract, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski has learned from Priority Sports and Entertainment. Mays has worked his way into the rotation for the Blazers, per […]

Portland Trail Blazers guard Scoot Henderson is currently dealing with an ankle injury. According to NBA insider Shams Charania, Henderson is expected to miss two more weeks with a bone bruise in his ankle, via ClutchPoints. “Henderson has dealt with discomfort after spraining the ankle on November 1, the last time the number three overall […]

Portland Trail Blazers center Robert Williams III suffered a right knee injury recently that was thought to require surgery. Now, it has become clear that Williams will need major right knee surgery to address kneecap and ligament damage that will end his season early, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Robert Williams III required to undergo […]

Things got a little ugly for some fans when Damian Lillard’s trade saga with the Portland Trail Blazers took place. However, head coach Chauncey Billups thinks that those scars will heal in due time. Overall, it was a bitter ending for the fans who adored Lillard for years. But Billups truly believes that Blazers fans […]

The Portland Trail Blazers have been bitten by the injury bug early. After one game, Anfernee Simons – the team’s best offensive player – tore a ligament in his thumb and will miss 4-6 weeks. Then four games later, Scoot Henderson, the third overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft and considered a future franchise […]

Portland Trail Blazers guard Malcolm Brogdon was forced to leave Wednesday’s contest against the Sacramento Kings due to a leg injury. Brogdon started for the Blazers and was poised to have a big night, but his appearance was cut short after he sustained a hamstring injury five minutes into the contest. The Blazers eventually ruled […]

The Boston Celtics went all out this offseason, trading multiple key pieces in order to gear up for the 2023-24 season. One of the major players dealt was center Robert Williams III, a high-flying big man sought after by numerous teams. Just days before training camp, the C’s sent Williams to the Portland Trail Blazers […]

Chauncey Billups is known for his role in the Detroit Pistons’ historic 2004 championship team, taking the NBA Finals MVP honors. The knockdown shooter is also a five-time All-Star and a three-time All-NBA player. Nowadays, Billups utilizes his knowledge of the game on the Portland Trail Blazers’ sidelines as the head coach. Given Billups’ contributions […]

The Portland Trail Blazers begin a three-game road trip as they travel to the Sacramento Kings Wednesday night. This game will continue our NBA odds series as we hand out a Trail Blazers-Kings prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Trail Blazers are 3-4 to start the […]

Portland Trail Blazers rookie guard Scoot Henderson has missed the team’s last two games after spraining his ankle last week against the Detroit Pistons. Now, the Blazers say that Henderson will not suit up against the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday night. It makes sense that the Blazers are being cautious with Henderson’s ankle. The team’s […]

The injuries are starting to stack up for the Portland Trail Blazers early in the 2023-24 season. After losing star guard Anfernee Simons for 4-6 weeks due to a torn thumb ligament, and Scoot Henderson for an unknown timeframe to a sprained ankle, Blazers center Robert Williams III will require surgery after suffering a right […]

The Portland Trail Blazers were able to do well for themselves after trading Damian Lillard, as they ended up with Malcolm Brogdon, Deandre Ayton, and Robert Williams III, among other assets. However, the Blazers have been hit hard by injuries early on this season and they will again have to navigate a major injury to […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are seven games into the 2023-24 season, one in which they begin the post-Damian Lillard era. There have been pleasant surprises early this season, but also several disappointments. Anfernee Simons got injured in the season opener, Robert Williams III left Sunday’s loss against the Grizzlies with a knee injury, and the […]

The Portland Trail Blazers entered the 2023-34 season with low expectations. The mission is to develop the young guys, build cohesion, and probably lose a lot of games. The team has already made progress on the first two and, though they currently sit only one game below .500, probably will still struggle to close out […]

The Memphis Grizzlies are on the road to take on the Portland Trail Blazers Sunday night. This game will continue our NBA odds series as we give you a Grizzlies-Trail Blazers prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Grizzlies are really missing Ja Morant as they have […]

Portland Trail Blazers guard Shaedon Sharpe is growing up right before Blazers fans’ eyes. With Anfernee Simons out dealing with a torn thumb ligament, Sharpe has moved into the Blazers starting lineup and put up some impressive numbers. More than that, he’s starting to show a knack for big late game heroics: as demonstrated by […]

The Memphis Grizzlies fell to 0-6 on Friday night after falling 115-113 in overtime to the Portland Trail Blazers in their NBA in-season tournament matchup. But the Last-2-Minute report shows that the Grizzlies were on the receiving end of an incorrect call at the end of the game. The report shows that the Grizzlies should […]

The first set of 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament games is upon us with the Portland Trail Blazers hosting the Memphis Grizzlies at the Moda Center. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Grizzlies-Blazers prediction and pick. The Memphis Grizzlies are the only winless team in the NBA, with their most recent loss […]

Portland Trail Blazers rookie Scoot Henderson got some bad news on Thursday when it was announced that he would not play Friday against the Memphis Grizzlies. Henderson rolled his ankle in the second half of the Blazers’ win over the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night, and it looks like the team wants to be cautious […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are five games into the 2023-24 season, and while it’s too soon to make definitive declarations about this team, there have been some interesting developments through the first 10 days of the season. Here are four observations from the Blazers’ season so far: Scoot Henderson’s slow start Blazers rookie point guard […]

Portland Trail Blazers rookie Scoot Henderson left Wednesday’s game against the Detroit Pistons with a sprained right ankle. The injury occurred with about five-and-a-half minutes left in the third quarter of a tight back-and-forth game. It’s a tough break for Henderson, as he was having his best stretch of the season right before the injury. […]

The NBA In-Season Tournament gets underway on Friday; here’s everything you need to know about the Portland Trail Blazers and the tournament. All 30 teams have been randomly drawn into groups of five within their conference based on won-loss records from the 2022-23 regular season. Each team will play four designated Group Play games on “Tournament […]

Anticipated renovations at Moda Center have emerged as the central obstacle leading to the collapse of Portland’s bid for a WNBA expansion team. WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert, in a letter to Sen. Ron Wyden on Wednesday, confirmed that the league’s plans for a team in the City of Roses have been “deferred,” despite previous indications […]

Plans to bring a WNBA expansion team to Portland have fallen through, according to Bill Oram of the Oregonian. While it’s not entirely clear what cause the last-minute breakdown, but one of the reported issues centered around practice space problems. Local entrepreneur Kirk Brown, founder of ZoomInfo, announced his plans to bring a WNBA franchise […]

The Portland Trail Blazers will head to Motown to face the Detroit Pistons. We’re here to share our NBA odds series, make a Trail Blazers-Pistons prediction, and pick while showing you how to watch. The Blazers defeated the Toronto Raptors 99-91 on Monday. Initially, it was 50-47 Raptors at halftime. But the Blazers battled back […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are off to a 1-3 start and in danger of falling far behind in the NBA’s Western Conference. Blazers fans and players are enjoying the unveiling of the team’s in-season tournament court graphics. The Blazers’ interior defense has come into focus following a demolition job by Sixers star Joel Embiid, who […]

Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid just needs to avoid doing the D-Generation X/Triple H celebration. Or else a huge chunk of his $47.6 million salary this 2023-24 season will be gone in no time. Embiid has been fined $35,000 by the NBA following his hip thrust celebration during the Sixers’ 126-98 demolition of the Portland […]

The Toronto Raptors looked like a serious team in the East despite the departure of Fred VanVleet. They started off strong with the core of Pascal Siakam, Scottie Barnes, and OG Anunoby with a win against a crumbling Chicago Bulls team. But, the squad seems to have cooled off and gotten to a losing skid. […]

The Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 126-98 in their 2023-24 home opener. The leading story of the night was Joel Embiid, who owned every facet of the game for the Sixers and posted a gaudy stat line of 35 points, 15 boards, seven assists, six blocks and two steals. In between Embiid scoring […]

The alternate NBA In-Season Tournament courts for all 30 teams were revealed on Monday. The Portland Trail Blazers will be playing in West Group A with a hot new look for their court at Moda Center: The obvious major change is that the court will be red instead of hardwood colored. There are also a […]

We’re back with another prediction and pick for today’s full slate of action from around the NBA. We’ll head north of the border to Canada as the Portland Trail Blazers (0-3) take on the Toronto Raptors (1-2). Check out our NBA odds series for our Trail Blazers-Raptors prediction and pick. The Portland Trail Blazers are still winless […]

The Philadelphia 76ers (2-1) played in front of their home crowd for the first time in the 2023-24 season. The Sixers faced the Portland Trail Blazers (0-3) and Joel Embiid put to rest any thoughts that he would miss this game, playing a leading role in a 126-98 victory. Let’s break down the Sixers’ 2023-24 […]

We’re back and ready to bring you another prediction and pick for Sunday’s slate of NBA action as we head to Philly for this cross-country matchup. The Portland Trail Blazers (0-2) will take on the Philadelphia 76ers (1-1) in a David vs. Goliath contest. Check out our NBA odds series for our Trail Blazers-76ers prediction and pick. The Portland […]

Portland Trail Blazers guard Anfernee Simons, the team’s best scorer, is going to miss 4-6 weeks after tearing a ligament in his thumb. This is rightfully cause for concern among Trail Blazers fans. It’s never good when a player gets injured. But in a year virtually devoid of playoff expectations, this might actually be a […]

The Portland Trail Blazers began the post-Damian Lillard era with a 12-point loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night. To make matter worse, they lost one of their young stars in Anfernee Simons due to a thumb injury. On Friday afternoon ahead of their game against the Orlando Magic, the Blazers announced that […]

The NBA season is finally here and we’re set to bring you a whole season of picks and predictions for every team and every game. We head to the Pacific Northwest for this next matchup between the Orlando Magic (1-0) and the Portland Trail Blazers (0-1). Check out our NBA odds series for our Magic-Blazers prediction and pick. […]