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With Andrew Luck announcing his shocking retirement from the NFL at the young age of 29, you start shuffling through your mind trying to think of other players who surprisingly retired very early. Obviously, there is a long list of those guys in the NFL. Jim Brown. Barry Sanders. Calvin Johnson. Patrick Willis. The list […]

By now, most NBA fans are aware of the Derrick Rose story. After winning the 2010-11 NBA MVP Award, Rose would suffer an ACL injury during the playoffs in the following season, and injury that would nearly ruin his career and totally change his style of play. But do you remember former Portland Trail Blazers […]

Damian Lillard is aware of Portland Trail Blazers history, an Oregon Trail leading through the past which leads to Brandon Roy. In a time when NBA superstars are joining one another to form a championship team, a dynasty, there’s this question that usually passes through everyone’s head; What if a current NBA star could play […]

Phoenix Suns new head coach Monty Williams compared star shooting guard Devin Booker to former great Brandon Roy: “He reminds me so much of Brandon Roy,” Williams said, according to Cody Cunningham of Suns.com. “But I think Devin can eclipse that because he’s durable. He’s big and strong. Even though Brandon was [big and strong], […]

During his short prime with the Portland Trail Blazers, Brandon Roy was one of the smoothest scorers in the league, possessing crafty dribble moves, a solid 3-point shot and the ability to get to the free-throw line with regularity. The Blazers kind of have that now in Damian Lillard, except Lillard has been able to […]

For fans missing Brandon Roy, there is good news for all of you: it looks like he will be finally featured in NBA 2k19. The former Portland Trail Blazers star was one of the NBA players notably missing on the NBA 2K18 All-Time Teams. However, players need to be part of the National Basketball Retired […]

A unique trait to all professional sports, especially in the USA, are the so called “What if” scenarios. From barbershops and social media to major TV networks speculations about the outcome of events are constantly being brought up. Unfortunately, one of the most common “what if”-s revolves around players whose careers suffered because of injuries. […]

With the sheer amount of games played each season, we are bound to see some individual performances that stray from the norm every now and then. These games, in which players surpass their perceived ability, show us that each and every NBA player is capable of impacting the game in a number of ways that […]

LaVar Ball has extravagant dreams for his son, Lonzo Ball, and certainly among those is seeing the former UCLA Bruin win Rookie of the Year honors in his first year in the pros. And things are looking good as of the moment for the Ball family, as the Los Angeles Lakers point guard is priced […]

According to multiple reports, former Trail Blazers All-Star Brandon Roy was shot while visiting his grandmother in California over the weekend. The shooting was reportedly a random act of violence and Roy got shot while he was trying to protect children in the home. He reportedly was injured by the shooting but was recovering. However, […]

Late Tuesday night, news broke that former Portland Trail Blazer great Brandon Roy was injured in a shooting incident in California. Now on Wednesday, more information about the shooting have been reported. According to USA TODAY Sports, Roy was visiting his grandmother when the shooting occurred. It was a random act of violence and Roy got […]

Former Portland Trail Blazers All-Star and one-time member of the Minnesota Timberwolves, Brandon Roy, was reportedly shot in a possible gang related shooting, according to KING 5 in Seattle. From KING 5: KING 5 sources confirm Nathan Hale coach Brandon Roy was injured in a weekend shooting in California. He was shot while at an […]

Former Portland Trail Blazers swingman Brandon Roy has earned the honor of being named the Naismith National High School Coach of the Year. The 32-year-old was able to attain the award in his first year as a coach of Nathan Hale High School in his native Seattle, along with 6-foot-9 forward Michael Porter Jr., who […]

Former three-time NBA All-Star and Trail Blazers shooting guard Brandon Roy has brought his basketball talents to Nathan Hale High School in Seattle, a team that went from a 3-18 season record a year ago to No. 22 in USA Today’s Super 25 high school rankings. The University of Washington star’s initial plan to help […]