Portland Trail Blazers News

This is part of an ongoing conversation with PtR's own SpursFanTN, and Kevin Lipe, who runs SBNation's Grizzlies Blog, Grizzly Bear Blues.

Clippers owner Donald Sterling created a little stir when he was near the court watching Game 1 between the Spurs and Grizzlies Sunday - he didn't bother to attend all of his own team's playoff games, why was he suddenly at this one? Was he scouting potential coaches such as the Grizzlies Lionel Hollins or the Spurs assistant Mike Budenholzer? Did ... (more)

A good coach always has his players' backs in public. Even if he hasn't coached them in a decade.

Nerlens Noel was averaging 10.5 points, 9.5 rebounds and 4.4 blocks for Kentucky before tearing his ACL.

Mount Rushmore is visited by three million tourists every year. The National Park monument depicts the heads of four United States presidents --- George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln.

May 1, 2013; New York, NY, USA; New York Knicks guard Raymond Felton drives on Boston Celtics forward Paul Pierce during the third quarter of game five of the first round of the 2013 NBA Playoffs at Madison Square Garden.

April 12, 2013; Portland, OR, USA; Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard argues who the ball went off of during the fourth quarter of the game against the Oklahoma City Thunder at the Rose Garden.

Apr 16, 2013; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Portland Trail Blazers shooting guard Sasha Pavlovic passes the ball away from Los Angeles Clippers point guard Eric Bledsoe during the game at the Staples Center.

Feb 6, 2013; Dallas, TX, USA; Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard drives against the Dallas Mavericks at the American Airlines Center.

The brothers tell Portland television station KGW that the suspects were Lillard's "entourage," but police say they haven't determined whether they are associated with the player.

Argentine point guard Pablo Prigioni is just one of several Knicks whose future is up in the air.

With the Knicks up two points and perilously few moments left, Anthony drove to the basket, unimpeded, ready for a trademark jam.

Carmelo Anthony walks off the floor after the Knicks lost in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Saturday in Indianapolis.

In Medford accident. shoulder blocked on The L.I.E./I-495 WB at X63/North Ocean Ave .

This was a profile Mark Remme of Timberwolves.com will publish later this month or next in a series of profiles of the blogs that cover the Wolves.

Vander Blue has watched his friend and mentor Wesley Matthews beat the odds to succeed in the NBA, gaining a starting role with the Portland Trail Blazers.

The Spurs won 58 games and the Grizzlies won 56. San Antonio was the #2 seed in the Western Conference and Memphis dropped to the #5 seed.

It's 2013. The San Antonio Spurs and Memphis Grizzlies are about to face off in another playoff series after the Grizzlies defeated the Spurs two years ago in the first round.

It's too early to tell who -- or whether -- the Trail Blazers will select in next month's NBA draft, but general manager Neil Olshey said this week's draft combine allowed him to add one more piece to the puzzle, one more layer of knowledge to his decision.

"I hear it's a great place for players. I've been there and I love it. I'm all about working hard and getting better everyday.