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CJ McCollum Reminisces about Rip City on Jeff Teague’s Club 520 Podcast
Trail Blazers luminary CJ McCollum recently appeared on Jeff Teague’s Club 520 podcast. He shared multiple anecdotes from his nine-plus seasons in Portland. Watching the episode made me nostalgic for Blazers teams of consequence led by two guys who were easy to root for. Don’t it always seem to go that you don’t know what […]
Blazers Take on Kings After Quick Turnaround
The Portland Trail Blazers head to Sacramento tonight to take on the Kings in the second game of their home-and-home series. On paper, it looks like a normal regular season game between two sub-.500 teams, but after Thursday night’s dramatic 134-133 overtime win for the Blazers, it has all the makings of an intense, exciting […]
Jerami Grant Questionable For Kings Rematch With Achilles Issue
The Portland Trail Blazers could enter Saturday night’s rematch with the Sacramento Kings without Jerami Grant. The veteran forward has been listed on the Blazers’ injury report as questionable with left Achilles tendon soreness. INJURY REPORT 12/20 @ SAC: OUT Javonte Cooke (G League) Scoot Henderson (L Hamstring Tear) Jrue Holiday (R Calf Strain) Damian […]
L2M Report Says Pivotal Foul Call on Westbrook Was Correct
The NBA has released its Last Two Minute Report from the Portland Trail Blazers’ nail-biting 134-133 win over the Sacramento Kings on Thursday night, and it’s a vindicating one for Rip City fans. (Kings faithful may be singing a different tune about the report, but that’s a story for another website). According to the report, […]
NBA Enacting Betting Policy Changes, Reviewing Policies About Tanking
The NBA is enacting several sports betting policies across the league, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported on Friday. Those new policies include updated rules for teams regarding injury reporting, Charania said. Teams now will be required to resubmit injury listings on game day between 11 am and 1 pm local time and update public reports every […]
Who is the Most Tradeable Trail Blazers Player?
The Portland Trail Blazers are rumored to be buyers in the current NBA Trade Season cycle. Looking to improve their roster, they’ll be strategizing to bring extra talent on board between now and the February 5th NBA trade deadline. Bringing on talent implies sending out talent as well. That brings up a discussion question that’s […]
NBA Expansion to be Decided at Last
Expanding the NBA from 30 to 32 teams has been an on-again, off-again discussion for much of this millennium. The issue often arises when new Collective Bargaining Agreements are negotiated. It nearly always accompanies broadcast rights talks. Last year, when the NBA was in the midst of wrangling multi-billion-dollar deals out of broadcast partners, it […]
Blazers Reflect on Lessons From Getaway Car After Disgusting Win
The Portland Trail Blazers aren’t going to apologize for their 134-133 overtime win over the hobbled Sacramento Kings on Thursday night. They may have collapsed in the final minutes of regulation to lose an 18-point lead late at home. A referee’s questionable whistle may have swooped in like the Hand of God to rescue them […]
Blazers Overcome Self-Inflicted Blunders to Vanquish Kings in OT
The Portland Trail Blazers beat the Sacramento Kings 134-133 in overtime on Thursday night, the first game of a doubleheader with Sacramento. Portland barely, and I mean barely, survived a late game miracle comeback from the Kings to squeak out the win. The Blazers were led in scoring by Deni Avdija’s 35 points. Shaedon Sharpe […]
Blazers Escape with Narrow Win vs. Kings
It ‘s almost Christmas and the Portland Trail Blazers got a gift tonight, edging out the Sacramento Kings 134-133 in overtime. The victory came courtesy of a call in the last second that allowed Deni Avdija to sink free throws, turning a single-point loss into a single-point win. This was the first time the Blazers […]
Discuss Blazers vs. Kings Second Half Now!
The Portland Trail Blazers are facing the Sacramento Kings at Portland’s Moda Center tonight. The Blazers are fresh off of an inspirational win against the Golden State Warriors, a rarity in recent weeks. The Kings are in an even worse predicament, carrying a 6-20 record this season amid a host of injuries on a perhaps-misguided […]
Join Trail Blazers-Kings Discussion Here!
The Portland Trail Blazers and Sacramento Kings will face each other at Portland’s Moda Center tonight at 7:00 PM, Pacific. The Blazers are fresh off of an inspirational win against the Golden State Warriors, a rarity in recent weeks. The Kings are in an even worse predicament, carrying a 6-20 record this season amid a […]
Blazers Going Gucci? Trey Murphy III Named as Trade Target
The New Orleans Pelicans are having a rough year. They’re widely presumed to be motivated sellers as the 2026 NBA Trade Deadline approaches. Forward Zion Williamson is the most persistent name linked to trade rumors, but today HoopsHype writer Michael Scotto speculated that the Pelicans’ other forward, Trey Murphy III, could also be available. Scotto […]
Murray Twins Take the Court as Blazers Battle Kings
The NBA’s Murray twins will go to battle once again as the spiraling Sacramento Kings visit Moda Center to tangle with the Portland Trail Blazers tonight. There have been at least eight sets of twins who have played in the NBA. Tonight the Murrays take the court as NBA foes for the seventh time. Thus […]
Blazers Injury Report Gets Smaller
The Portland Trail Blazers will have more roster clarity when they play the Sacramento Kings tomorrow, Thu. Dec. 18 at 7pm Pacific. According to the most recent NBA injury report (which drop hourly), all three of Donovan Clingan, Robert Williams III, and Yang Hansen no longer appear for the Blazers after being listed first as […]
Spiffing Up the NBA Cup for Fans
The New York Knicks are the winners of the 2025-26 Emirates NBA Cup, courtesy of a 124-113 win over the San Antonio Spurs in the tournament’s final game last night. The game itself was fairly exciting, close until the Knicks ran away with it late. It showcased one of the “now” teams in the Eastern […]
Trail Blazers are Already In Line for NBA Awards
The 2025-26 NBA season is now more than a quarter way through. That means there is a significant sample size of games to go off of when it comes to upcoming All-Star voting, also when looking towards the end of year awards. This year sees a couple Portland Trail Blazers players drawing early season noise […]
Grant Mentioned as Bucks Trade Target
The Milwaukee Bucks may be interested in Portland Trail Blazers wing Jerami Grant as a potential trade target, according to The Stein Line’s Jake Fischer (subscription required): After repeatedly telling teams that Antetokounmpo is not available and that it is not interested in fielding trade offers for him, now Milwaukee is messaging that it wants […]
The Meaning of ‘The Box,’ and More Practice Notes
The Portland Trail Blazers hit the practice floor in Tualatin on Tuesday with two days of preparation before they host the Sacramento Kings on Thursday night. Interim coach Tiago Splitter said the team’s 136-131 win against the Golden State Warriors over the weekend gave the group a nice morale boost, but the message at practice […]
NBA Cup Chat: Knicks vs. Spurs in the Final
The NBA Cup concludes tonight with a showdown between the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs in Las Vegas. In the process of dashing the Portland Trail Blazers’ Cup dreams, the Spurs emerged out of West Group C, dubbed the Group of Death. Then they eliminated the Los Angeles Lakers and Oklahoma City Thunder […]
Blazers to Host 1999-2000 Roster Next Monday
The Portland Trail Blazers will host members of their star-studded 1999–2000 Western Conference Finals team next Monday against the Detroit Pistons. Though the press release for the event does not specify which players will be in attendance, there are plenty of good names to pick from. The roster features numerous legends, including Damon Stoudamire, Bonzi […]
The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the Trail Blazers Season So Far
The Portland Trail Blazers are almost exactly one-third of the way through their 2025-26 regular season schedule. A 10-16 record doesn’t look as good as they’d hoped at this point in the season, but injuries have played a part, and six games under .500 isn’t an insurmountable deficit. Still, it’s fair to call the beginning […]
Blazers Introduce New Defensive Tradition
The Portland Trail Blazers have introduced a new postgame ritual known as “The Box.” According to Trail Blazers head coach Tiago Splitter, the box works as follows: The best Blazers defender of the night is granted the opportunity to write down the name of one individual whom they placed in The Box (i.e., shut down […]
Yang Helps Remix Hold Off Stockton Kings for Narrow Win
Portland Trail Blazers rookie center Yang Hansen played a big part in the Rip City Remix’s 116-110 win over the Stockton Kings during the first-ever ‘School Day Game’ on Monday morning at the Chiles Center. With over 1,400 K-12 students raising the energy for the 10:30 a.m. tipoff as part of a field trip, the […]
A Move to Kick Off Trade Season for the Trail Blazers
The Portland Trail Blazers have had an interesting week. They lost to the New Orleans Pelicans in dramatic fashion. Then they bounced back with a semi-gutsy win against the Golden State Warriors, whose number they appear to have on speed dial. 1-1 may not seem like a definitive record, but when you’re used to losing […]
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