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Hassan Whiteside had plenty of encouragement for Damian Lillard, as the Portland Trail Blazers star couldn’t seem to miss any of the important shots that kept his team in the game against a hungry Golden State Warriors team. The Blazers trailed from the second quarter, but it was Lillard keeping them in the game with […]

There’s not a lot of reasons to value the Portland Trail Blazers as a playoff threat, but Damian Lillard’s on-court performance against the Golden State Warriors was nothing short of fantastic. It was a masterful display of pure scoring that has become hard to come by. Moreover, this outing of his puts him in an […]

There’s a chance Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James could pass Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on the NBA’s all-time scoring list, something Portland Trail Blazers forward Carmelo Anthony thinks is incredible. For years, no one thought Abdul-Jabbar’s record would be touched, but barring a serious injury or sudden retirement, the current Lakers star has […]

Detroit Pistons spark plug Derrick Rose had plenty of praise for Portland Trail Blazers forward and former teammate Carmelo Anthony, having spent the 2016-17 season with him during his lone stint with the New York Knicks. Since the two went their separate ways, Melo has had two tough stints with the Oklahoma City Thunder and […]

Veteran swingman Trevor Ariza is now part of the Portland Trail Blazers after being traded from the Sacramento Kings. Star guard Damian Lillard liked the move, noting that Ariza can aid them in lots of things. Per Blazers reporter Casey Holdahl, Lillard pointed out Ariza’s experience, skillset, and size as his main assets. “I think […]

Portland Trail Blazers guard CJ McCollum will not play in Monday night’s contest against the Golden State Warriors due to a left ankle sprain, per Sean Highkin of Bleacher Report. https://twitter.com/highkin/status/1219065372780818433 McCollum played in 42 of Portland’s first 43 games prior to his absence on Saturday against the Oklahoma City Thunder. The 28-year-old might be […]

The Portland Trail Blazers saved some money by trading Kent Bazemore and Anthony Tolliver to the Sacramento Kings. They received Trevor Ariza, Wenyen Gabriel and Caleb Swanigan in exchange. According to John Hollinger of The Athletic, the move is consistent with Portland’s desire to get below the tax line. Especially considering they have to account […]

When the Portland Trail Blazers acquired Trevor Ariza in a five-player swap with the Sacramento Kings on Saturday, it appeared on the surface that the team was loading up to make a late push for a playoff spot in the Western Conference. While that all still may be true, there may have been further ramifications […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are trading Kent Bazemore, Anthony Tolliver and draft picks to the Sacramento Kings for Trevor Ariza, Caleb Swanigan and Wenyen Gabriel, according to multiple reports. Portland is trading Kent Bazemore to Sacramento, league sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium. — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) January 18, 2020 Portland has traded Kent Bazemore and Anthony […]

Portland Trail Blazers guard CJ McCollum will not play in his team’s against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday due to a left ankle sprain, according to Jamie Goldberg of The Oregonian. As expected, CJ McCollum (left ankle sprain) is out for tonight's game at Oklahoma City. Gary Trent Jr., who left last night’s game […]

Carmelo Anthony had another impressive showing for the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday, as the veteran logged 22 points (on 8-of-16 from the field, 5-of-6 from the line), a three-pointer, and five rebounds against the Dallas Mavericks. Anthony has been a breath of fresh air for the Blazers since he joined the squad a couple […]

Fans of the Portland Trail Blazers are definitely happy that they have Damian Lillard. After all, the man is putting the Blazers on his back in spite of the horrible form they find themselves subject to. His talent and loyalty to the Blazers is something that many fans love about him. They suddenly find more […]

The injury bug continues to decimate the Portland Trail Blazers. With shooting guard Rodney Hood and big men Jusuf Nuric, Zach Collins and Skal Labissiere already out with injuries, the team suffered another injury blow with CJ McCollum falling down to an ankle injury. Going up for a routine layup against the Dallas Mavericks, McCollum […]

Throughout Carmelo Anthony’s career, the 6-foot-8 small forward has been known as an elite scorer. And despite some down years as he has hit his 30s, Melo is still able to score with the best of them. During the Portland Trail Blazers Friday night game against the Dallas Mavericks, the 35-year-old reached a major milestone. […]

Brooklyn Nets star point guard Kyrie Irving set off a media firestorm this week after he admitted his team lacked the pieces to compete with the top Eastern Conference contenders. Following a string of losses to rival teams in the east, along with an upcoming schedule featuring rematches with Atlantic Division foe Philadelphia 76ers, Irving […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are listing superstar point guard Damian Lillard as questionable for Friday’s game against the Dallas Mavericks. The Blazers say Lillard has an upper respiratory infection: Damian Lillard is questionable for tonight's game in Dallas with upper respiratory illness. It comes for everyone. — Casey Holdahl (@CHold) January 17, 2020 The Blazers […]

The Mavs are listing power forward Kristaps Porzingis as questionable to face the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday. Porzingis still has right knee soreness: 4:30 p.m. injury report lists @kporzee as questionable for tomorrow's game against Portland. Not a surprise. — Brad Townsend (@townbrad) January 16, 2020 Kristaps Porzingis tore his left ACL during the […]

There are very few if any tales explaining Brandon Roy’s decision to part ways with the Portland Trail Blazers. To most, his surgically degenerates knees and a lack of cartilage were the main reasons he chose to call it quits after five seasons in the league, yet there was also the toll his absences had […]

Wednesday’s ESPN doubleheader brought a matchup between the Houston Rockets and Portland Trail Blazers, one that offered Carmelo Anthony’s return to the Toyota Center since he was first exiled by the team. For Russell Westbrook, this was an opportunity to go head-to-head against Damian Lillard, who ended his postseason in 2019 with a massive 3-point […]

Carmelo Anthony said he has no hard feelings toward his recent 10-game stint with the Houston Rockets, one that saw him exiled from basketball after the team chose to part ways with him early in the season, forcing him to miss the vast majority of the 2018-19 campaign. The Portland Trail Blazers forward dropped 18 […]

The beef between Houston Rockets guard Russell Westbrook and Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard is well documented. That beef culminated in last year’s playoffs when Lillard’s Blazers won in five games against Westbrook who was then with the Oklahoma City Thunder. Either way, it’s clear that these two players don’t exactly like each other. […]

Many players in the NBA make great use of their bodies to display tremendous art work in the form of tattoos. One of the most-tatted-up players in the league is Damian Lillard of the Portland Trail Blazers. Lillard has all manner of imagery displayed on his arms, shoulders and torso. Now, the tables have turned, […]

Portland Trail Blazers shooting guard CJ McCollum says superstar point guard Damian Lillard proposed an idea where players can challenge each other to one-on-one games during All-Star Weekend. The Celebrity Game, Rising Stars Challenge, Skills Challenge, 3-Point Contest and Slam Dunk Contest are great, but All-Star Weekend needs a new event to bring some sizzle, […]

The Houston Rockets have decided to rest Russell Westbrook for one game of back-to-back sets throughout this season, and that trend will continue this week. The Rockets’ plan this time around is to have the former UCLA standout sit for Tuesday night’s game against the Memphis Grizzlies and play in Wednesday night’s matchup against the […]

Hassan Whiteside, who missed the game against the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday due to a respiratory illness, has been upgraded to ‘probable’ in the Portland Trail Blazers’ duel against the Charlotte Hornets on Monday. Hassan Whiteside (upper respiratory illness) is probable, Mario Hezonja (lower back contusion) is questionable for Monday’s game vs. Hornets. — Casey […]

Portland Trail Blazers big man Zach Collins has re-affirmed that he is on track to return to the court in March, according to Jason Quick of The Athletic. Collins suffered a dislocated shoulder in late October and ultimately underwent surgery to repair the issue. It was initially forecasted that he would be sidelined until March, […]

Portland Trail Blazers center Hassan Whiteside is listed as questionable to play against the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday as he’s suffering from an upper respiratory illness. Whiteside has been phenomenal for the Blazers this season, averaging 15.8 points, 14.0 rebounds (fourth in the league) and 1.3 assists per game. He’s also leading the league in […]

Portland Trail Blazers veteran small forward Carmelo Anthony continues to give back to his community. On Wednesday, Anthony gave a single mother in the Baltimore area a new car. The Blazers star gifted Shalita Addison a 2017 Mazda CX3: “We partnered up and gave a car for the Holidays,” Carmelo Anthony said, via NBC Northwest. […]

Portland Trail Blazers center Hassan Whiteside entered Thursday night’s game against the Minnesota Timberwolves having made just five three-pointers in his career. So when he knocked down a triple in the face of Timberwolves big man Gorgui Dieng, he expressed himself accordingly: Hassan Whiteside after the three 😂 pic.twitter.com/KRxIvr0RN0 — NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) January […]

20 years from now, people are still going to be talking about Portland Trail Blazers superstar point guard Damian Lillard’s deep game-winner over Paul George and the Oklahoma City Thunder in the 2019 playoffs. Lillard scored 50 points in Game 5 against the Thunder and hit the series-clinching shot at the buzzer over George. The Blazers guard, who […]

A 10-time All-Star and former scoring champion, Carmelo Anthony is viewed as one of the greatest players of his generation. However, the former Syracuse standout was away from the NBA for roughly one year following an abbreviated stint with the Houston Rockets in the 2018-19 campaign. He was itching to get back into the league, […]

The Portland Trail Blazers have been the NBA team that has ogled for Kevin Love the longest, yearning for the Lake Oswego High School star to return to his old stomping grounds. While a sharpshooting big is a fit in Portland, the Blazers would also be adding to the series of maladies that have haunted […]

Portland Trail Blazers big man Skal Labissiere will be evaluated in four weeks after MRI results showed he has a left knee articular cartilage lesion, according to Joe Freeman of the Oregonian. The Blazers have released an injury update on Skal Labissiere: The results of another MRI showed that he has a left knee articular […]

Portland Trail Blazers All-Star Damian Lillard wasn’t surprised to see Carmelo Anthony’s go-ahead shot fall in Tuesday night’s matchup against the Toronto Raptors. With time running out in the fourth quarter and the game tied at 99 points apiece, Anthony received a pass, dribbled his way towards the free-throw line, then rose up for his […]

Blazers vet Carmelo Anthony put on a vintage performance on Tuesday against the Toronto Raptors, scoring a season-high 28 points, but none sweeter than the last two he buried with 3.3 seconds left in regulation. That shot gave the new Portland Trail Blazers gem 17-game-winners in the last five seconds of a game, surpassing Kobe […]

Lakers superstar LeBron James offered his reaction after seeing Trail Blazers forward Carmelo Anthony sink a game-winning shot in Tuesday night’s game against the Raptors. With just four seconds remaining on the clock, Anthony pulled up from just beyond the free-throw line and buried a shot to give the Blazers 101-99 victory. It was a […]

Carmelo Anthony of the Portland Trail Blazers claims that his one-dribble pull-up jumper is something that he works on every day. And against the Toronto Raptors, Anthony unleashed the shot which proved to be the game-winner. Peep the post-game interview below as Anthony walked us through the play. The future Hall of Famer revealed that […]

The Toronto Raptors continue to serve as the defending NBA Champions. However, Tuesday evening belonged to Portland Trail Blazers forward Carmelo Anthony, who turned the spotlight away from Toronto and on to he and his teammates with a sweet game-winning bucket against the Raptors. As a result of the Anthony field goal, the Trail Blazers […]

Portland Trail Blazers shooting guard CJ McCollum will play against the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday despite dealing with an upper respiratory illness. The Blazers are 15-22 on the season, 10th place in the Western Conference standings. On Sunday when McCollum didn’t play, Portland fell to the Miami Heat in South Beach by a final score of […]