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Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard dribbles past Utah Jazz guard Mike Conley during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Portland, Ore., Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021. The Jazz won 120-105. (AP Photo/Amanda Loman)
Dallas Mavericks at Portland Trail Blazers 12/27/2021

Jan. 05, 2022 01:38 PM EST

Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard dribbles past Utah Jazz guard Mike Conley during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Portland, Ore., Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021. The Jazz won 120-105. (AP Photo/Amanda Loman)
Blazers' Lillard out next 3 games with abdominal injury

Jan. 05, 2022 01:37 PM EST

Brooklyn Nets sign veteran Australian guard Patty Mills

Aug. 10, 2021 02:57 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — The Brooklyn Nets have signed veteran Australian guard Patty Mills. The NBA team did not disclose terms of the deal for the...

Portland Trail Blazers head coach Terry Stotts reacts to an official's call during the first half of Game 4 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series against the Denver Nuggets in Portland, Ore., Saturday, May 29, 2021. (AP Photo/Steve Dykes)
Denver Nuggets at Portland Trail Blazers 5/29/2021

Jun. 05, 2021 12:42 AM EDT

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)
Portland Trail Blazers at Denver Nuggets 6/1/2021

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 (0) shoots next to Denver Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. (1) during the second half of Game 1 of a first-round NBA basketball playoff series Saturday, May 22, 2021, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)
Portland Trail Blazers at Denver Nuggets 5/22/2021

May. 26, 2021 02:38 PM EDT

Vaccinated section opening for Portland Trail Blazers' games

By Sara Cline May. 24, 2021 02:34 PM EDT
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — As the Portland Trail Blazers continue their run in the NBA Western Conference Playoff, Gov. Kate Brown announced on Monday that the Moda...

Portland Trail Blazers center Enes Kanter, left, drives to the basket on Dallas Mavericks guard Josh Richardson during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Portland, Ore., Friday, March 19, 2021. AP Photo/Steve Dykes)
McCollum, Lillard carry Blazers past Mavs, 125-119

By Erik García Gundersen Mar. 20, 2021 12:38 AM EDT

FILE - Miami Heat forward Meyers Leonard, center, greets his teammates before an NBA basketball game against the Milwaukee Bucks, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020, in Miami. Leonard made an ethnic slur while streaming a video game, a comment that was quickly condemned by the NBA shortly after it learned of the matter Tuesday, March 9, 2021. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, file)
Heat trade Meyers Leonard to Thunder for Trevor Ariza

By Tim Reynolds Mar. 17, 2021 07:54 PM EDT

Los Angeles Lakers center Montrezl Harrell (15) dunks the ball during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Portland Trail Blazers Friday, Feb. 26, 2021, in Los Angeles. Portland Trail Blazers guard Rodney Hood (5) is at left. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Schröder returns, Lakers beat Blazers 102-93 to snap skid

By Greg Beacham Feb. 27, 2021 01:42 AM EST

Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr yells out to players during the first half of the team's NBA basketball game against the Portland Trail Blazers in San Francisco, Friday, Jan. 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)
Damian Lillard reaches 15,000 points, Blazers beat Warriors

By Janie Mccauley Jan. 02, 2021 01:15 AM EST

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

FILE - In this Aug. 30, 2020, file photo, Utah Jazz's Donovan Mitchell, center, goes up to shoot as Denver Nuggets' Jerami Grant, left, and Paul Millsap, right, defend during the second half of an NBA basketball first round playoff game in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Mitchell agreed Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020, to a five-year, $163 million extension to remain with the Jazz. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)
Making a splash: Mitchell, Jazz agree on max extension

By Tim Reynolds Nov. 22, 2020 05:12 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

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 May 14, 2020, file photo, a campaign sign urging people to vote "Yes" on Measure 26-210, which would approve taxes on personal income and business profits to raise $2.5 billion over a decade to fight homelessness, is displayed near an upscale home in Portland, Ore. A measure to tax the incomes of the wealthiest residents and the profits of the biggest businesses to raise $2.5 billion over a decade to address the homeless crisis sailed to victory in the Portland, Oregon metropolitan region even as the state faces crippling revenue losses and record-high unemployment. Nearly 60% of voters in the three counties that make up the greater Portland region approved the tax amid a greatest economic turmoil in years, a sign of just how intractable the homeless problem has become in the liberal Pacific Northwest city. (AP Photo/Gillian Flaccus, File)
Portland, Oregon, homeless tax wins handily amid virus woes

By Gillian Flaccus May. 20, 2020 03:13 PM EDT