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It’s a great day to be a Blazer! That’s because your Portland Trail Blazers play an NBA (preseason) basketball game tonight! The Trail Blazers will be hosting the Golden State Warriors at the Moda Center tonight to tip off the preseason slate and give fans the first look at their revamped roster in live minutes. […]
No rest for the weary, even in the preseason, as the Golden State Warriors travel up north to play against the Portland Trail Blazers for Wednesday’s second night of a back-to-back. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:00 PM PT in Portland and can be watched on NBA TV. Previously with the Warriors: The Warriors showcased another […]
The Golden State Warriors will be without almost all of their key players in their upcoming road preseason game against the Portland Trail Blazers. According to Warriors reporter Joseph Dycus , the team announced that Stephen Curry , Draymond Green , Al Horford, Yaxel Lendeborg, Brandin Podziemski, De'Anthony Melton, Gui Santos, Gary Payton II, and Georges Niang will not travel to Portland for the game on Wednesday night. In addition, the Warriors will also be without stars Jimmy Butler , who ...
An email message to Portland Trail Blazers season ticket holders from owner Tom Dundon today, has been getting some buzz. In this exclusive communication, Dundon’s words may put a temporary salve on what feels like a third degree burn that won’t heal. Sean Highkin, of the Rose Garden Report first reported the email’s content. Dundon […]
After months of bitterness between the team owner and the city, a nearly $600 million olive branch probably brokered peace. The expensive renovations of Moda Center had been at the heart of the friction between Portland Trail Blazers’ ownership and fans. Now, Tom Dundon has directly addressed an anxious fanbase amid contentious lease negotiations and […] The post Trail Blazers Fans Receive Good News as Tom Dundon’s Private Mail Offers Arena Update appeared first on EssentiallySports .
The Warriors faced a cloud of uncertainty ahead of Tuesday night’s preseason game against the Los Angeles Lakers and the subsequent contest against the Trail Blazers. Head coach Steve Kerr delivered an unsettling update regarding Kristaps Porzingis. As the Warriors opened its second week of exhibition play with limited minutes for Curry and Green, the […] The post Steve Kerr Delivers Bad News on Kristaps Porzingis Ahead of Warriors-Lakers as Concerning Situation Unfolds appeared first on Ess...
The following article " News: Paramount-WBD, ESPN, Braiden Bell and more " originally appeared on Sports Media Watch . Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery officially merge into Skydance; ESPN reportedly “intends to hire” Jason Kidd as a studio analyst; and Braiden Bell is asking the Portland Trail Blazers for a second chance. Plus news on Fox Sports, Bomani Jones, the Arizona Diamondbacks and Netflix. Paramount-WBD officially merge into Skydance Paramount officially closed its $110 […] Vi...
The Portland Trail Blazers’ preseason opener is just one day away, as they’ll host the Golden State Warriors at the Moda Center on Wednesday night at 7 p.m. PDT. On Tuesday morning, the Blazers held one more practice in Tualatin to prepare before the preseason slate tips off. Afterward, the day included a light media […]
The Portland Trail Blazers 2026-27 season gets its pre-start tomorrow as the Blazers face the Golden State Warriors in the first preseason game of the year. Before we get underway, here’s one more off-season exercise for you to consider. For years we’ve run annual awards for the Blazers in several categories. They’re interesting and fun, […]
Portland Trail Blazers guard Scoot Henderson is entering the final year of his rookie contract, and there is growing uncertainty surrounding his future with the team ahead of the new season. Henderson has yet to sign a rookie-scale extension with Portland, and he is not expected to agree to a new deal before the October deadline. At the same time, his name has also surfaced in potential trade discussions. According to NBA insider Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints , the Trail Blazers have already re...
Portland Trail Blazers’ new announcer’s tenure lasted only hours. But the fallout is still growing. After the franchise hired Braiden Bell and then fired him on the same day over offensive social media posts from his teenage years. Bell has now made a formal push to return to the broadcast booth. His decision to seek […] The post Trail Blazers Announcer Fired Over Racial Past Makes Bold Move for Second Chance appeared first on EssentiallySports .
The saga of the Portland Trail Blazers and disgraced play-by-play broadcaster Braiden Bell continued onward through another surprise twist today. The Blazers hired Bell four days ago, then fired him the same day after old tweets were discovered with racist and misogynist themes. The tweets came from the time Bell was 15 years old. The […]
Over the weekend, the Portland Trail Blazers fired broadcaster Braiden Bell after derogatory tweets from his teenage years resurfaced. The tweets attacked the Asian American and Pacific Islander community as well as women. On Monday, Bell officially announced that he was hiring legal counsel to push for reinstatement, per Chris Haynes of NBA on Prime. […] The post Announcer Braiden Bell hires counsel to pursue reinstatement after firing appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Play-by-play announcer Braiden Bell is asking for a second chance at becoming the voice of the Portland Trail Blazers. Bell, 29, graduated from Arizona State in 2019 and quickly took on jobs as a broadcaster in college sports. From there, Bell worked his way up to calling games for the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury, as well…
The Portland Trail Blazers got back in the practice facility Monday morning as they prepare for their fast-approaching preseason opener against the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday. Following practice in Tualatin, Blazers head coach Micah Nori, Jrue Holiday and Sidy Cissoko met with reporters for media availability. Some noteworthy tidbits from the interviews are listed […]
As Portland Trail Blazers training camp concludes and the preseason schedule commences, one name is conspicuously absent from the festivities. Fifth-year guard Shaedon Sharpe suffered a meniscus tear in August and is expected to miss the first few months of the season. This unfortunate development came just as the Blazers were making a turn into […]
Damian Lillard raised some eyebrows early in training camp when he said that he expects to start alongside Ja Morant in the Trail Blazers’ backcourt this fall. As Jason Quick of The Athletic writes, head coach Micah Nori hasn’t set his lineup in stone yet and recognizes that it would probably make more sense to […]
New Portland Trail Blazers head coach Micah Nori has a monumental task in front of him. While figuring out his frontcourt rotations will be pretty straightforward, his backcourt is going to resemble a Rubik’s Cube. After signing an unconventional contract that guarantees him the upcoming season only, how he manages the roles of his guards […]
29-year-old Braiden Bell was announced as the new TV play-by-play voice of the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday morning. By Thursday evening, the NBA franchise announced it was moving on from Bell after discovering several offensive social media posts he wrote as a teenager. “The Portland Trail Blazers have zero tolerance for racist, sexist, or harmful…
It’s no secret the Portland Trail Blazers have an unbalanced roster. They field several guards and centers, but a noticeable lack of dependable wings and forwards. We’re yet to see how this will impact the team, and ultimately its success this season. But one thing is clear. Toumani Camara will be asked to do a […]
He has released a statement after he lost his job within hours of being given it.
Braiden Bell formally broke his silence after being dismissed by the Portland Trail Blazers for his inappropriate social media posts when he was still a teenager. In a personal statement on X (formerly Twitter), Bell apologized and took full accountability for his online posts in his younger years. Bell drew plenty of support and sympathy in several fans' comments and reactions to his X post. "I am deeply sorry for the language that I used on Twitter. These tweets, while wrong, were written by...
The following article " News: Fox-Barstool, Bucks streaming, Blazers voice and more " originally appeared on Sports Media Watch . Dave Portnoy and other Barstool Sports personalities will no longer appear on Fox “Big Noon Kickoff”; the Milwaukee Bucks announce the Bucks+ streaming service through the NBA App; and the Portland Trail Blazers fire their new play-by-play announcer after inappropriate social media posts surfaced. Plus news on Sling, Skydance, NBC Sports Network and the Indiana […...
The Portland Trail Blazers experienced a terribly public gaffe yesterday, as they hired and then fired television play-by-play broadcaster Braiden Bell within eight hours. This was not quite firing General Manager Kevin Pritchard the night of the 2010 NBA Draft and then letting him conduct it, but it was still a pretty major black eye […]
It seems like new Portland Trail Blazers head coach Micah Nori is setting himself up for a clash with new […]