Portland Trail Blazers guard Patty Mills is selling a line of t-shirts to raise money for flood victims in his native Australia. His goal is to raise $50,000. The shirts come in three styles, matching the color schemes of the teams you’d most associate with Mills – green and gold for Australia, red and white [...]
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Portland Trail Blazers great Maurice Lucas died yesterday after a long battle with cancer. He was 58 years old. Lucas was best known as “the Enforcer” – a bruising power forward who helped the Blazers win the 1977 NBA championship. The five-time all-star also played for the Suns, Nets and Knicks and Lakers during his [...]
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Every NBA team is tested by injuries. But the Portland Trail Blazers seem to be tested a little more often than everyone else. The latest trial began on Sunday night, when guard Brandon Roy tore the meniscus in his right knee. Portland’s best player will miss the final two games of the regular season; his [...]
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The Portland Trail Blazers have filled the Greg Oden-shaped hole in the middle of their rotation, acquiring Marcus Camby from the Los Angeles Clippers. The Blazers will send guard Steve Blake and forward Travis Outlaw, and $3 million of owner Paul Allen’s money, to the Clippers. At first glance, the deal is a slam dunk. [...]
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Trail Blazers coach Nate McMillan and guard Andre Miller became involved in a 30-minute shouting match at practice this week. The argument centered on insubordination and late-game strategy. Mike Quick of The Oregonian reports: One of the topics discussed was an incident late in Tuesday’s game with Memphis, when Miller told Jerryd Bayless to make [...]
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The bleak injury situation in Portland took a turn for the worse during last night’s game, as center Joel Przybilla left in the first quarter with what’s being described as a “ruptured right patella tendon and patella dislocation.” Though there hasn’t been a formal announcement as of yet, it’s hard to imagine him coming back [...]
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Once you’re done opening presents on Friday morning, get comfortable in front of that new HDTV for an NBA quintuple-header. Here’s a quick preview of the Christmas Day games: Game One: Miami at New York (12pm ET, ESPN) The Knicks have actually been playing pretty decent defense of late… but they’ll be put to the [...]
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