Category Archives: Portland Trail Blazers

NBA union seeks arbitration over Bird rights issue (The Associated Press)

NEW YORK (AP) The NBA players’ association said Tuesday it is seeking an arbitrator’s ruling in hopes that Jeremy Lin and three other players maintain valuable rights in free agency.

NBA Playoffs Schedule (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

The first round of the 2012 NBA Playoffs is now behind us, after the Los Angeles Clippers closed out their series with the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday.

LeBron James wins 2012 Kia NBA Most Valuable Player Award (NBA)

LeBron James wins 2012 Kia NBA Most Valuable Player Award

NBA MVP Award Winners (NBA)

NBA MVP Award Winners

Blazers F Aldridge has surgery on right hip (The Associated Press)

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) The Trail Blazers say forward LaMarcus Aldridge had surgery on his right hip.

Pacers’ David Morway emerges as a frontrunner for Blazers GM job; to meet with owner (Yahoo! Sports)

Top candidates in GM search hint that Portland is changing team-building strategy

Blazers Trying to Stall Before Re-signing Nicolas Batum (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

The Portland Trail Blazers have let a lot of good ones get away in recent years, through free agency and through trades. It’s a bit of a sore spot among Blazers fans, in fact, although not as much as the … Continue reading

NBA Roundup: Allen won’t sell Blazers, Oden to sit out 2012-13 (The SportsXchange)

Portland Trail Blazers owner Paul Allen said he won’t sell the team, but called the 2011-12 season the most disappointing he’s had in 24 years as owner.

Greg Oden discusses his five years in Portland, and the time he ‘pretty much became an alcoholic’ (Ball Don’t Lie)

In a “shocking” interview, former No. 1 pick and ex-Portland Trail Blazers center Greg Oden said that bad influences in his life caused him to drink too much a couple of years ago, that he remains befuddled  people are so … Continue reading

Oden discusses ‘alcoholic’ past; won’t play in 2012-13 (The SportsXchange)

Former No. 1 overall pick Greg Oden opened up about alcohol abuse and told Grantland.com that he intends to sit out the 2012-13 season.