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Carmelo Anthony recently cracked the Top 10 all-time scoring list, and the Portland Trail Blazers made sure to commemorate the achievement. During their practice on Tuesday, the Blazers surprised Melo with a custom hoop with “Top 10” printed on it. To recall, Anthony surpassed Elvin Hayes for the record, a feat that only a select […]

CJ McCollum helped the Portland Trail Blazers defeat the Houston Rockets on Monday evening, but somehow Twitter became a talking point after the game. Scoring 28 points for the Blazers, the veteran guard talked about some of the stuff he’s seen on the mean streets of Twitter regarding scenarios heading into the postseason. Like anyone […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are slowly hurtling towards exactly what LeBron James was hoping to avoid: the NBA Play-In Tournament. But all is not lost for Mr. James. Here is exactly what needs to happen for LeBron and his men to escape The King’s worst nightmare. Lakers Play-In Scenarios: LeBron’s Escape Plan The Lakers currently […]

The neverending drama between Portland Trail Blazers big man Enes Kanter and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has taken yet another turn. According to TMZ, Kanter is being sued by Erdogan, putting another chapter in the novel that is the drama involving these two. Per Kanter’s post, he is being sued for “insulting him.”  This situation […]

The Portland Trail Blazers will host the Houston Rockets at the Moda Center on Monday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Rockets-Blazers prediction and pick. Houston has lost nine of its last 10 games and is currently riding a five-game losing streak into this matchup. Portland, on the other […]

Los Angeles Clippers superstar Paul George is arguably one of the best defenders in the league right now. The 31-year-old has been tasked to guard the opposing team’s best scorer down the stretch and is the type of person that you’d want in your team with the game on the line. That being said, George […]

Two great players came together to create the Dame 7 shoe for Adidas. Portland Trail Blazers superstar Damian Lillard collaborated with Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal to devise this latest piece of NBA footwear. Damian Lillard debuted the shoes last night in a win against the Los Angeles Lakers. Dame debuted the Adidas Dame 7 […]

The Portland Trail Blazers (38-29) host the San Antonio Spurs (32-34) on Saturday night in a pivotal contest for the Western Conference playoff chase. Portland defeated the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday at home behind a game-high 38 points from superstar guard Damian Lillard. It was the first time all season that fans at Moda […]

Anthony Davis had a basic explanation for Los Angeles Lakers’ costly loss to Damian Lillard and the Portland Trail Blazers at the Moda Center. According to Davis, it wasn’t Dame Time, nor a lack of healthy talent that partially caused the 106-111 defeat, which officially dropped the depleted Lakers (37-30) into the no. 7 seed […]

Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard made sure it was “Dame Time” once again on Friday night, when he sized up Los Angeles Lakers All-Star forward Anthony Davis — one of the NBA’s top defenders — and buried a 35-foot 3-pointer for a 64-60, third-quarter lead. Just Dame things ⌚️ pic.twitter.com/N8GGMRpr08 — NBA TV (@NBATV) […]

Portland Trail Blazers superstar Damian Lillard has been quite generous with his compliments of late. After labeling Kevin Durant as the best player in the game today, Dame quickly turned his attention to Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry. Lillard made his opinion on the whole GOAT shooter debate abundantly clear as he heaped praise […]

The Portland Trail Blazers will host the Los Angeles Lakers in a game that will significantly impact this year’s playoff seeding. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Lakers – Blazers pick. The Lakers and the Blazers currently have the same record at 37-29, so whoever comes up short will drop to […]

Anthony Davis and the Los Angeles Lakers can’t catch a break. The latest setback for the defending champions came late in the first quarter of their 118-94 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday, when Davis took a worrying tumble against a sideline scorer’s table. Here is where Anthony Davis tweaked his ankle, for […]

The Los Angeles Lakers and Portland Trail Blazers will face off on Friday in a showdown that may end up shaping the Western Conference playoff bracket and could play a significant role in determining the 2020-21 NBA champion. In fact, Anthony Davis called it “the biggest game” of his team’s roller-coaster campaign. The clash at […]

After nine seasons as the voice on the sidelines for the Portland Trail Blazers, Terry Stotts looks on the way out barring a drastic change. Stotts has been the Blazers coach throughout Damian Lillard’s entire career, as they both joined the franchise in 2012. After a bumpy first year together that yielded a 33-49 record, […]

The Portland Trail Blazers obliterated the Cleveland Cavaliers by a final score of 141 to 105 on Wednesday night behind a typically strong performance from Damian Lillard. After the game, Lillard expressed gratitude to the Blazers fans for returning the stadium following a long layover due to the COVID-19 pandemic: "When it’s fans in the […]

Portland Trail Blazers forward Carmelo Anthony has shown yet again why several teams were silly to never bet on him. On Wednesday against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Anthony turned back the clock and scored from a turnaround jumper right in the face of Dean Wade.  Prior to Wednesday’s game, Carmelo Anthony was averaging 13.6 points, 3.2 […]

Damian Lillard is widely considered as one of the top players in the NBA today. However, if you ask the Portland Trail Blazers point guard, he’ll be quick to admit that he does not consider himself to be the very best. For Lillard, this title solely belongs to Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant. In a […]

Damian Lillard and the Portland Trail Blazers are currently in a tough spot as they will have to grind it out just to secure a playoff seat for the 2020-21 season. Finding themselves in the same situation from a season ago in the Orlando bubble, head coach Terry Stotts may eventually be sacked if he […]

Throughout NBA history, we see a lot of great basketball players showcase their talent in the hardwood. And there is no question, it is amazing to witness a player develop from his rookie years and blossom into a star during his prime. Unfortunately, like normal human beings, basketball players also age. Because once they reach […]

LeBron James will miss the Los Angeles Lakers’ next two games — a Thursday-Friday road back-to-back vs. the Los Angeles Clippers and Portland Trail Blazers — in order to rest his right ankle, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported on Tuesday. Woj says the Lakers will “proceed cautiously” with their superstar as the playoffs fast approach, and […]

With the COVID-19 vaccine slowly making its way to citizens across the globe, professional sports leagues are opening up their doors for live attendance more and more. We witnessed the UFC hold a full house for UFC 261, Texas has allowed baseball teams to have full stadiums, and the NBA has allowed for fans to […]

It has been a roller-coaster ride for Portland Trail Blazers vet Carmelo Anthony. The scoring machine has now punched his way to the 10th spot of the all-time scoring list in NBA history, passing Elvin Hayes. Anthony dropped 14 points on a losing effort against the Atlanta Hawks, and he is now sitting on 27,314 […]

Atlanta Hawks guards Trae Young and Bogdan Bogdanovic usually display their seamless chemistry when they’re on the floor. But against the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday, the two teamed up for an epic Shaqtin’ A Fool moment. Young was looking to find Bogdanovic for a wide-open transition three-pointer. The latter’s legs, however, suddenly turned into […]

Carmelo Anthony of the Portland Trail Blazers continues to pile up the points in his long and storied career, and on Monday night against the Atlanta Hawks, he passed Elvin Hayes for 10th on the all-time scoring list. One of 10 👏 Carmelo Anthony moved passed Elvin Hayes for 10th all-time on the NBA's scoring […]

With the postseason looming with only eight games left in the regular season, we have a little bit of a logjam in the Western Conference between the Los Angeles Lakers, Dallas Mavericks, and Portland Trail Blazers. All three are tied for the conference’s 5th seed, and they are all looking to avoid the dreaded 7th […]

Cleveland Cavaliers big man Kevin Love was in some hot water recently when he had a temper tantrum during a game against the Toronto Raptors. While Love apologized to the Cavs for his actions and claimed his allegiance to Cleveland, that didn’t stop him from expressing a desire to one day play for the Portland […]

The Portland Trail Blazers will continue their road trip as they head down to Atlanta to take on the Hawks on Monday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Blazers-Hawks prediction and pick. Portland has been rolling back onto the scene with four-straight road wins coming into this inter-conference affair […]

The Portland Trail Blazers will head east to take on the Boston Celtics at the TD Garden on Sunday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Blazers-Celtics prediction and pick. Portland is riding high after a big 19-point win in Brooklyn a few nights ago. They have now won three-straight […]

Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard has recently been linked with the New York Knicks, with the ‘Bockers reportedly looking for an opportunity to steal the superstar guard from Rip City. However, Jusuf Nurkic is not buying it. After the rumor trended online, Nurkic made sure to mock the news and the claim that the […]

Damian Lillard to the New York Knicks? While it may not seem likely it is certainly a possibility. Lillard has preached his loyalty to the Portland Trail Blazers but it might be time for him to move on. The Blazers currently sit in 7th place and they haven’t been able to put a good enough […]

Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard failed to voice his desire to stay with the organization long-term in a recent interview post-game. Lillard was asked about a story from Yahoo NBA insider Chris Haynes, who wrote about Dame’s somewhat cloudy future with the Blazers. Haynes and Lillard are relatively close friends, which makes one think […]

Damian Lillard has to be given credit for being one of the originators of the logo shot. The Portland Trail Blazers superstar fortified his “Logo Lillard” reputation on Friday against Kyrie Irving and the Brooklyn Nets with two long-distance bombs to close out the third period of action. Lillard did the Nets dirty not once, […]

Jusuf Nurkic of the Portland Trail Blazers really tried his best to defend Kyrie Irving one-on-one. Unsurprisingly though, it was the Brooklyn Nets star who came out on top as Irving left Nurk dazed and confused after this nasty move. For good measure, Kyrie even went for the reverse layup to finish this awesome play […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James—who has missed the past 20 games with a high right ankle sprain—will return to the court Friday against the Sacramento Kings at Staples Center. The Lakers upgraded LeBron’s status to “available” around 5:45 p.m., shortly before head coach Frank Vogel was set to Zoom with the media. “He’s been […]

Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard has been extremely loyal to the franchise. You could even argue he has been loyal to a fault after falling short in the playoffs year after year. Time and time again, Lillard talks about not wanting to leave to be part of a superteam elsewhere. The man badly wants […]

Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard is a warrior. Not the Golden State type. Lillard has been battling through several ailments this season as his Blazers fight for a playoff spot. Via Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports: Lillard is giving his all to be available and to keep faint championship aspirations alive in Portland, all […]

The Portland Trail Blazers and the Brooklyn Nets will battle it out in an exciting inter-conference affair on Friday. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Blazers-Nets prediction and pick. Portland is finally getting their season back on track after going through one of the worst slumps of Damian Lillard’s career […]

The Las Vegas Raiders selected offensive tackle Alex Leatherwood for their 17th overall pick in the NFL Draft. A fan decided to ask Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard what he thinks about the pick. Lillard had a one-word reply. Lillard’s reply could mean nothing or everything at all. But he seems to be leaning […]