The Portland Trail Blazers are one more starter down, losing strength ahead of Zach Collins after season-ending surgery on his left ankle, the team announced Friday. Collins has a hairline medial malleolus stress fracture, according to the team, and a date for surgery has not yet been set. Collins averaged …
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3:23 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Portland Trail Blazers coach Terry Stotts confirmed what star Damian Lillard said after Thursday night’s loss to the Los Angeles Lakers: Despite an injured left index finger he suffered in Game 2, Lillard will be in the starting lineup for …
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The no. 1-seeders in both conferences each lost their first game of the NBA playoffs for the first time since 2003, back when LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony were still NBA draft prospects and not grizzled veterans. One half of that dynamic duo goes home early this season. Will it …
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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Down 0-1 in their first-round NBA playoff series with the Portland Trail Blazers, the lineup of Los Angeles Lakers could look a little different for Game 2 on Thursday (9 pm ET, ESPN). Point guard Rajon Rondo, sidelined the past 5 weeks with a fractured …
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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – After sinking a deep 3-pointer halfway through the final quarter, Damian Lillard did a bit of dancing and teammate Jusuf Nurkic pointed to his wrist. This was Dame Time, playoff edition. “Every game since we’ve been here has been a playoff game. That prepared us …
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