Jusuf Nurkic
Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard shoots a 3-pointer Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic during the second half of Game 6 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series Thursday, June 3, 2021, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Craig Mitchelldyer)
Denver Nuggets at Portland Trail Blazers 6/3/2021

Jun. 05, 2021 12:42 AM EDT

Portland Trail Blazers head coach Terry Stotts reacts to a missed call against the Denver Nuggets in the first half of Game 5 of a first-round NBA basketball playoff series Tuesday, June 1, 2021, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)
Trail Blazers, Terry Stotts parting ways after 9 seasons

By Anne M. Peterson Jun. 05, 2021 12:39 AM EDT

Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard shoots next to Sacramento Kings guard De'Aaron Fox during the first half of a preseason NBA basketball game in Portland, Ore., Friday, Dec. 11, 2020. (AP Photo/Craig Mitchelldyer)
Lillard appealed to front office for tools to win title

By Anne M. Peterson Dec. 15, 2020 02:09 PM EST

Portland Trail Blazers' Damian Lillard, left,and Memphis Grizzlies' Jonas Valanciunas tangle during the second half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, Aug. 15, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (Kevin C. Cox/Pool Photo via AP)
Blazers make playoffs, oust Grizzlies with 126-122 victory

By Tim Reynolds Aug. 15, 2020 05:15 PM EDT

Con 33 puntos de CJ McCollum y 29 de Damian Lillard los Trial Blazers de Portland superan en tiempo extra por 140-135 a los Grizzlies de Memphis en el juego del viernes 31 de julio del 2020 en Lake Buena Vista, Florida. (Mike Ehrmann/Pool Photo via AP)
McCollum, Lillard help Blazers get past Memphis in OT

Jul. 31, 2020 08:34 PM EDT

FILE - In this Saturday, March 7, 2020, file photo, Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard, center, shoots as Sacramento Kings forward Harrison Barnes, left, and forward Harry Giles III, right, defend during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Portland, Ore. Lillard says he will spend most of his downtime working on recording music while inside the NBA bubble. (AP Photo/Steve Dipaola, File)
Blazers return key pieces in Nurkic and Collins for restart

By Anne M. Peterson Jul. 23, 2020 06:38 PM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 10, 2020, file photo, San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich argues for a call against the Denver Nuggets in the first half of an NBA basketball game in Denver. The Spurs will try to extend the longest active playoff streak in the four major pro sports without LaMarcus Aldridge and with a decent mathematical chance to sneak into the final postseason spot in the Western Conference. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
Masked man: Spurs' Popovich wears face covering for game

By Tim Reynolds Jul. 23, 2020 04:20 PM EDT

Portland Trailblazers' Damian Lillard, second from right, joins other demonstrators in Portland, Ore., during a protest against police brutality and racism sparked by the death of George Floyd, who died May 25 after being restrained by police in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Craig Mitchelldyer)
Damian Lillard emerges from shutdown ready for playoff push

By Anne M. Peterson Jul. 06, 2020 02:30 AM EDT

FILE - In this March 3, 2020, file photo, Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis celebrates after scoring during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Philadelphia 76ers, in Los Angeles. Jusuf Nurkic is back and healthy. So are Zach Collins, Meyers Leonard, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Anthony Davis and plenty of others. If the four-month NBA shutdown had a silver lining, it’s that a lot of ailing players got well.(AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)
NBA shutdown allowed many in league unexpected time to heal

By Tim Reynolds Jul. 03, 2020 05:04 PM EDT