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On Wednesday night, the Portland Trail Blazers and Miami Heat played a contentious basketball game in Oregon. Late during the fourth quarter of a tight game, Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic and Heat guard Tyler Herro got into a physical altercation. It was announced on Friday that the NBA has fined both players $25,000 for their […]

There’s a possibility Damian Lillard returns to the court in a few days after seeking further consultation for abdominal tendinopathy. It seems only a matter of time until C.J. McCollum suits up again, now fully healed from a collapsed right lung that’s caused him to miss a full month of the regular season. Even if […]

There was still time left in the fourth quarter when Jusuf Nurkic laid a bone-crushing screen on Tyler Herro Wednesday night at Moda Center. But with just over a minute remaining and the Miami Heat leading 101-92, the short-handed Portland Trail Blazers were well on their way to another frustrating loss. There’s no debating that […]

With no Jimmy Butler and Damian Lillard, the stars sat tonight in the Wednesday night tilt between the Miami Heat and Portland Trail Blazers – but there was no shortage of fireworks on the evening. Tyler Herro and Jusuf Nurkic got into it late in the fourth quarter with the game seemingly out of hand. The […]

The Miami Heat have been one of the better surprises this season in the NBA. Entering Wednesday night, they were 23-15 and 4th in the Eastern Conference standings. One of the biggest reasons was the off-season acquisition of All-Star point guard Kyle Lowry. On Wednesday night, Lowry was ejected from the Heat’s game at the […]

The NBA season continues with games on Wednesday. The Miami Heat will hit the road and take on the Portland Trail Blazers. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Heat-Blazers prediction and pick. These two teams have been having somewhat different seasons. The Miami Heat have a record of 23-15 but […]

The Portland Trail Blazers announced on Wednesday that Damian Lillard will be out at least the next three games while seeking “further evaluation and consultation” on his abdominal tendinopathy and be re-evaluated next week. Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard will undergo further evaluation and consultation concerning his lower abdominal tendinopathy, the team announced today. […]

The Trail Blazers came into the season hoping to prove to Damian Lillard that it was worth it staying in Portland. But after a nightmarish first half of the season, things haven’t gone according to plan. They’ve lost four of their last five games, going just 4-14 in their last 18 games. Portland has tumbled […]

Anfernee Simons played the game of his life with a heavy heart. The Portland Trail Blazers guard poured in a career-high 43 points and doled out seven assists in his team’s thrilling 136-131 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Monday night, going toe to toe with Trae Young as an injured Damian Lillard watched from […]

Anfernee Simons had a night to remember Monday, as he stepped up and led the Portland Trail Blazers to a 136-131 home win against the visiting Atlanta Hawks. Simons was a man possessed in that game, finishing the contest with a career-high 43 points, powered by a red-hot 9/16 shooting from behind the arc. Following […]

Trae Young had the game of his life on Monday night, dropping a career-high 56 points. Yet, it wasn’t enough as the Atlanta Hawks still lost to the Portland Trail Blazers, 136-131. Following the contest, Trae reacted to his historic performance. Needless to say, it didn’t mean much since his team failed to secure a […]

The writing was on the wall long before a few weeks ago, when Joe Cronin forecasted inevitable change for the Portland Trail Blazers during his introductory press conference as the team’s interim general manager. Remember, Portland never discussed hoisting the Larry O’Brien Trophy, winning the West or even advancing to the Conference Finals at Media […]

The NBA season continues with games on Monday. The Atlanta Hawks will continue their road trip and take on the Portland Trail Blazers. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Hawks-Blazers prediction and pick. Both of these teams have had disappointing seasons so far. The Hawks are 16-19 but are coming off a […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are poised to get a much-needed boost ahead of this week’s crucial four-game homestand at Moda Center. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups has cleared health-and-safety protocols and is set to be on the sidelines on Monday night against the Atlanta Hawks. Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey […]

The Los Angeles Lakers closed out 2021 with a loud bang, thanks to an emphatic win over the Portland Trail Blazers. They were dominant from the tip-off and never trailed in the game. Los Angeles was firing on all facets of the game, bringing defensive intensity and effort. Offensively, there was more motion and fluidity, […]

One of the most consequential and controversial years in Portland Trail Blazers history ended in depressingly fitting fashion on Friday night, as the Los Angeles Lakers blew out Damian Lillard and company 139-106 to ring in 2022. LeBron James, who turned 37 on Thursday, celebrated his birthday with one of the most ruthlessly efficient and […]

The Los Angeles Lakers got more good news on the COVID-19 front ahead of their New Year’s Eve game against the Portland Trail Blazers. All of the Lakers players have exited health and safety protocols, and now head coach Frank Vogel is out of them and will coach against the Blazers on Friday night. Frank […]

The NBA season continues with games on Friday. The Portland Trail Blazers will hit the road and take on the Los Angeles Lakers. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Trail Blazers-Lakers prediction and pick. Both of these teams have not had great starts to the season. The Portland Trail Blazers […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are hardly the only ones who hope to start again when the calendar flips to 2o22. Suddenly almost halfway through a tumultuous regular season marked by Damian Lillard’s early struggles, Neil Olshey’s eventual ouster and a roster ravaged by injuries and then COVID-19, Portland finds itself at 13-21 heading into Friday’s […]

Well, here’s something that you don’t see too often. The NBA and K-Pop (Korean pop) circles don’t usually interact, but recently, one of the biggest K-Pop names shouted out one particular team. When asked what is his favorite team, Suga, a member of the famous Korean boy band BTS, named Damian Lillard and the Portland […]

No one expected the Portland Trail Blazers to put up much of a fight against the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night at Moda Center, even with Donovan Mitchell back in Salt Lake City nursing a minor back injury. Tough as it is for the thoroughly depleted Blazers to swallow, a burgeoning number in the loss […]

Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard has had his name in headlines far more frequently than he’d like during the 2021-22 NBA season. Trade rumors have been making the rounds regarding Portland’s franchise cornerstone, and it seems that Lillard is growing tired of all the rumblings. In a cryptic Instagram post on Wednesday, Lillard […]

The Portland Trail Blazers’ skeleton crew of healthy players and coaches fell to the Dallas Mavericks 132-117 on Monday night at Moda Center. With seven players plus head coach Chauncey Billups in health-and-safety protocols, the Blazers fielded a team of just eight full-time players plus three recent G-League call-ups in Cameron McGriff, Brandon Williams and […]

The NBA season continues with games on Monday. The Dallas Mavericks will travel to take on the Portland Trail Blazers. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Mavericks-Blazers prediction and pick. These two teams have had somewhat similar seasons thus far. The Dallas Mavericks come into this game 15-17 and have […]

COVID-19 continues to rip its way across the NBA and now, even head coaches are testing positive. Rick Carlisle and Alvin Gentry have spent time in protocols, while Billy Donovan and Frank Vogel remain sidelined due to the virus. Well, you can now add Phoenix Suns coach Monty Williams and Portland Trail Blazers boss Chauncey […]

The Portland Trail Blazers have gotten some more unfortunate news as they now have five players who have entered the league’s health and safety protocols. Robert Covington, Ben McLemore, and Keljin Blevins have all entered the health and safety protocols on Saturday. This is unfortunate news for a Blazers team who has not been playing […]

The holiday season is in full swing, but the Portland Trail Blazers haven’t exactly enjoyed much good cheer. They’re 13-19 over the first nine weeks of the regular season, tumbling to 11th in the Western Conference after losing 11 of the last 14 games. Even Portland’s recent hopes of a quick turnaround proved short-lived. Chauncey […]

It’s difficult not to admire Kemba Walker for how he has handled his tough situation with the New York Knicks. During his string of DNPs, he was still one of the first guys off the bench to high-five his teammates during timeouts. He celebrated when they made big plays. He didn’t take veiled shots through […]

CJ McCollum has made great progress as he recovers from a collapsed lung. The Portland Trail Blazers announced that he has fully recovered and will be re-evaluated next week. Earlier today, head coach Chauncey Billups told reporters that McCollum was doing cardio exercise again. The team’s press release stated that McCollum has indeed been cleared […]

Damian Lillard is finally playing at his typical All-NBA level. Now that C.J. McCollum is closer to taking the floor again, perhaps it’s only a matter of time until the Portland Trail Blazers turn around their season. During media availability at Thursday’s practice, Chauncey Billups told reporters that though there’s still no concrete timetable for […]

As NBA trade season marches along, so does the Ben Simmons mock trades. The basketball community continues to whip up frameworks to give the former no. 1 pick a change of scenery. In their latest trade idea, the people at Bleacher Report came up with a scenario that lands Simmons in Portland as part of […]

Damian Lillard was fighting like hell on Tuesday night to will his short-handed team to a rare victory outside Rip City. Considering how well he’d been playing since not just opening tip against the New Orleans Pelicans, but also the Portland Trail Blazers’ last two games, no one would’ve been shocked if Lillard pulled it […]

The Brooklyn Nets’ roster continues to be extremely depleted due to a COVID-19 outbreak within the organization. Their last two games have been postponed because of the number of players in protocols and it appears another one is going to be rescheduled on Thursday against the Portland Trail Blazers: The following has been released by […]

It hasn’t been the smoothest of campaigns for the Portland Trail Blazers. Star guard Damian Lillard has already missed several games due to an abdominal injury, while his running mate CJ McCollum is still out indefinitely with a collapsed lung. If there’s one team that knows exactly what the Trail Blazers are going through, it’s […]

The Portland Trail Blazers will play the New Orleans Pelicans in a Western Conference matchup on Tuesday evening. It’s time continue our NBA odds series with a Blazers-Pelicans prediction and pick. The Blazers and Pelicans have both struggled so far this season. After losing 11 of 12 games, the Blazers have now won two straight. […]

Damian Lillard was the driving force behind a Portland Trail Blazers victory for the second straight game on Sunday. Believe it or not, the Blazers are a much different team when their superstar point guard isn’t just available to play, but reaches the All-NBA level of performance that has been his constant for the better […]

The Portland Trail Blazers had countless opportunities to squander yet another close game. Instead, they buckled down even harder when it mattered most, holding on for their first win away from home since November 12th. The Blazers beat the Memphis Grizzlies 105-100 on Sunday at FedEx Forum, their second consecutive victory in wake of dropping […]

Damian Lillard had a lot to be happy about late Friday night. Not only had the Portland Trail Blazers just ended a seven-game losing streak, but they beat the Charlotte Hornets 125-116 in a convincing wire-to-wire victory with C.J. McCollum still watching from the sidelines. The Blazers’ dominant offensive performance absent one of basketball’s best […]

Damian Lillard was definitely happy that his team ended its seven-game losing streak on Friday night, beating the Charlotte Hornets 125-116. The Portland Trail Blazers superstar was no doubt pleased he fully shook off early-season struggles, too, playing by far his best game of 2021-22 and one of the most efficient of his entire career. […]