Bally Sports Ja Morant is no stranger to highlight reel dunks throughout his NBA career. Posterizing helpless defenders has become something of a signature play. Midway through the first quarter of Tuesday’s game between the Portland Trail Blazers and Memphis Grizzlies, Morant added another high-flying slam to the career tally. He weaved around a screen …
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Report: The Blazers Will Shut Damian Lillard Down For The Rest Of The Season
Getty Image Damian Lillard’s 2022-23 campaign appears to be over. According to Chris Haynes of Bleacher Report, the team has made the decision to shut Lillard down with seven games left in the remainder of the year as he deals with a calf injury. With injury-plagued Portland Trail Blazers out of the playoff picture, superstar …
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The Blazers Are Trading Josh Hart To The Knicks For Cam Reddish And A Pick
Getty Image It took to inside 24 hours to the deadline for the NBA trade market to heat up, but the three-team blockbuster involving the Lakers, Jazz, and Timberwolves seemed to open the league up for business. Shortly after that deal went down, word broke of another trade involving a West play-in hopeful, as the …
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A Blazers Fan Put Up A Bad Halfcourt Shot That Barely Got Past The Free Throw Line
NBA League Pass Every NBA team has some form of a halfcourt shot contest for fans, but the prizes vary significantly from team to team. Lakers fans can win $70,000 for a made halfcourt shot, while the Pacers have the lowest with a $500 prize, and everyone else falls somewhere in between. In Portland, the …
The Blazers’ Smothering Defense Is Fueling Their Hot Start
Getty Image/Ralph Ordaz Among Portland Trail Blazers supporters, the overwhelming points of optimism entering 2022-23 focused on their offensive potential. Supernova star Damian Lillard, back from injury, was healthy. Anfernee Simons asserted himself during Lillard’s extended absence and the two looked ready to form a prolific backcourt tandem. Jerami Grant, whose offensive prowess has expanded …
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Damian Lillard Left The Blazers’ Game Against The Heat With A Calf Injury
Getty Image Damian Lillard has looked like himself through the first few games of the Portland Trail Blazers’ season. After only playing 29 games during the 2021-22 campaign and needing to undergo surgery to fix an abdominal issue, Lillard has averaged 33.3 points per game through the Blazers’ first four contests and is the biggest …
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The Lakers Blew A 7-Point Lead In The Final Two Minutes To Dame Lillard And The Blazers
Getty Image The Lakers looked like they would finally get their first win of the season on Sunday afternoon in L.A. as they took a 102-95 lead on Portland with just under two minutes to play, led by a 31-point, 8-rebound, 8-assist game by LeBron James and 22 points, 10 rebounds, and six blocks from …
Blazers Rookie Shaedon Sharpe Won’t Require Surgery For His Shoulder Injury
Getty Image The Portland Trail Blazers have received some good news about rookie guard Shaedon Sharpe. Per a release from the team, Sharpe will not have to have surgery on his injured left shoulder and will available for the start of training camp in the fall. Sharpe, the seventh overall pick in June’s draft out …
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The Trail Blazers Beat The Knicks To Win The 2022 NBA Summer League Title
Getty Image The tournament aspect of NBA Summer League is usually a secondary concern for teams, who are more hopeful to see development of their young stars in the desert, but once there, teams and players always want to win and on Sunday afternoon the Knicks and Blazers met in Thomas & Mack Arena to …
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The Blazers Will Shut Shaedon Sharpe Down For The Rest Of Summer League Due To A Shoulder Injury
Getty Image The case can be made that no player needed Summer League more than Portland Trail Blazers lottery pick Shaedon Sharpe. After not playing a minute during the 2021-22 college basketball season as a member of the Kentucky Wildcats, Summer League presented a chance for Sharpe — a 5-star shooting guard prospect in the …
Report: Damian Lillard Agreed To A 2-Year, $120 Million Max Extension With The Blazers
Getty Image The Portland Trail Blazers engaged in a little light tanking last year once Damian Lillard was sidelined for the season with an abdominal injury, trading away CJ McCollum, Norman Powell, and others to clear space in the future, but after securing the No. 7 pick (and taking Shaedon Sharpe), they have spent the …
Jusuf Nurkic And The Blazers Agreed To A 4-Year, $70 Million Contract
Getty Image Following a disastrous 2021-22 season in which the team won only 27 games, the Portland Trail Blazers are aiming to retool around Damian Lillard. The first step was a deal to acquire Jerami Grant prior to the 2022 NBA Draft and, in searching for long-term upside, the Blazers and newly hired front office …
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