Damian Lillard will join Portland Trail Blazers general manager Joe Cronin and head coach Chauncey Billups today at 6 p.m. Pacific to reintroduce the Portland legend to fans and the media. You can find it streamed live on the Trail Blazers website here: https://www.nba.com/blazers/now. The Trail Blazers officially announced the signing of Lillard on Saturday with a press release. The …
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Today is National Ice Cream Day. Here are 5 scoops to get in Portland
While it does seem like every day from May through October should be National Ice Cream Day, that isn’t actually the case. No, that day this year is Sunday, July 20. So, how can you celebrate? Simple: Eat some ice cream. Any ice cream will do. Tillamook from the freezer section at Safeway works. A Drumstick from an ice cream …
Read More »Portland Trail Blazers Fall to Suns 87-111 in Summer League Finale
The Portland Trail Blazers closed out their Las Vegas Summer League schedule with an 87-111 loss to the Phoenix Suns. The Blazers rested Yang Hansen for their final outing and opened their deep bench to close out their July schedule. Outside of a solid first quarter from Caleb Love, Saturday’s performance was similar to Walton Goggins’ early acting career: very …
Read More »Senator Wyden, Blazer’s Edge React to Lillard to Portland Trail Blazers
Damian Lillard is coming home to Portland. While his on-court return for the Trail Blazers will have to wait until his Achilles is healed, that won’t stop us from sharing our opinions about it today. Some of the staff here at Blazer’s Edge wanted to offer our individual takes about Dame’s homecoming: how we feel, what it means for fans …
Read More »Winners, Losers from Damian Lillard’s return to Portland Trail Blazers
Within minutes of Damian Lillard’s shocking release by the Milwaukee Bucks this summer, speculation about a landing spot began. The first names to come up were places he had expressed interest in previously — Portland and Miami — but not long after Golden State, Boston and the Los Angeles Lakers emerged as teams with interest. This was expected to be …
Read More »Damian Lillard reportedly finalizing deal to return to Portland
It’s about that time: A 9-time All-Star, Damian Lillard holds Portland records for points (19,376) and 3-pointers (2,387). PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — It appears Damian Lillard is back where he started. Lillard signed a three-year deal worth $42 million to return to the Portland Trail Blazers, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Thursday. The …
Read More »Damian Lillard heading back home to Portland, near to deal to join Trail Blazers
Damian Lillard is headed back to Portland. The city he loves and where he is a franchise icon. Lillard, 35, is a free agent after being waived and stretched by the Milwaukee Bucks (to free up room for them to sign Myles Turner), and he is deep in negotiations to return to Portland, a story broken by Zach Lowe of …
Read More »Damian Lillard’s rare form of loyalty was always going to lead him back to Portland | Bill Oram
Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard (0) celebrates after their win over the Dallas Mavericks in an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (Kim Klement/Pool Photo via AP) APAP Soak it in, Rip City. Take a moment to really, truly bask in the beautiful absurdity of this whole thing, the delicious and delirious storybook …
Read More »Damian Lillard comes full circle, rejoining Portland on 3-year, $45 million deal: Source
PORTLAND, Ore. — As Damian Lillard amassed awards, franchise records and iconic shots during his 11 seasons with the Portland Trail Blazers, he would often reference a word that meant as much to him as the accolades: journey. It mattered to him that he formed genuine, heartfelt connections with everyone, from the practice facility security guard to the longtime head …
Read More »Fans reignite excitement for the Portland Fire as team reveals name, logo – KGW
Fans reignite excitement for the Portland Fire as team reveals name, logo KGW Here’s everything to know about the return of the Portland Fire KGW New WNBA franchise brings in new jobs and business for the community KMTR Portland bringing Fire name back to WNBA team ESPN The Portland Fire’s strength will always be the passion of the fanbase | Bill Oram OregonLive.com Source link
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