Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – Sadly, the Portland Trail Blazers’ chances at an NBA championship crumpled to the ground late Thursday. Shooting guard Wesley Matthews tore his left Achilles tendon. Season over...
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Portland, OR (SportsNetwork.com) – The Portland Trail Blazers announced after Thursday’s 94-75 win over the Dallas Mavericks that shooting guard Wesley Matthews will miss the remainder of the season with a ruptured Achilles tendon. Matthews left the game early in the third quarter and did not return. He fell to the floor when he cut […]
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New York, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – Portland guard Damian Lillard and Boston guard Isaiah Thomas were named the NBA Players of the Week on Monday. Lillard led the Blazers to a 3-0 record, averaging 26 points and 5.7 assists per game during that stretch, to earn the Western Conference award. His 29- point effort helped Portland […]
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Portland, OR (SportsNetwork.com) – The Portland Trail Blazers have filled a need for some needed depth on the wing by acquiring swingman Arron Afflalo as part of a five-player swap with the Denver Nuggets before Thursday’s trade deadline. The Blazers also obtained forward Alonzo Gee while sending Denver a lottery-protected 2016 first-round draft choice and […]
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Portland, OR (SportsNetwork.com) – Just two days after it was announced he would be having surgery on his injured thumb, Portland Trail Blazers forward LaMarcus Aldridge is in the lineup for Saturday’s game against the Washington Wizards. Aldridge was injured in Monday’s win over the Sacramento Kings in a collision with center DeMarcus Cousins. An […]
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Portland, OR (SportsNetwork.com) – Portland Trail Blazers forward LaMarcus Aldridge will miss up to two months with a thumb injury, the team announced Thursday. Aldridge was injured in Monday’s win over the Kings and sat out Wednesday’s loss to the Suns. A second MRI on Thursday revealed a radial collateral ligament tear in his left […]
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Portland, OR (SportsNetwork.com) – The Portland Trail Blazers signed general manager Neil Olshey to a multi-year contract extension and added the title of president of basketball operations on Thursday. Olshey was named general manager of the Trail Blazers on June 4, 2012. He finished third in NBA Executive of the Year voting after the Trail […]
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