The LA Clippers and Portland Trail Blazers started things off early Saturday – and we mean TALKE. The two West Coast teams tipped off in Orlando at 1 p.m. Eastern, as 10 o’clock in their home time zone. However, this did not stop them from starting after a scoring start, …
Read More »Blazers’ Damian Lillard calls federal response to Portland protests “disturbing”
In recent days, President Donald Trump has deployed federal police to monitor the protests in Portland, Oregon, with images and videos posted online of unmarked officers in military-style uniforms arresting protesters, something Damian Lillard, Guard of the Trail Blazers, called “disturbing.” “ “I had a personal experience with a protest …
Read More »Damian Lillard of the Trail Blazers turns to recording music within the NBA bubble
When Damian Lillard finishes his daily chores for the Portland Trail Blazers, he will spend most of his downtime inside the NBA bubble working on his other passion: music. The All-Star owner turned part of his suite at Walt Disney World Resorts into a mini recording studio. The league built …
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Along with the plan to restart the season, the NBA included a 113-page health and safety manual distributed to teams and players, which featured protocols such as keeping 6 feet apart on each stage outside of practices and games. That means that while players can screen each other and fight …
Read More »Damian Lillard, first Trail Blazers athlete, covers NBA 2K21
Damian Lillard has been announced as a cover athlete for the upcoming NBA 2K21 release. In a video tweet released Tuesday, developer 2K revealed that the Portland Trail Blazers star will be the cover star for current-generation console gamers and is one of three cover athletes to be announced this …
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