NBA
Bill Walton Shared Details of a Shocking Offer He Got to Leave UCLA

Bill Walton turned down an enormous offer from the ABA to leave UCLA after his junior year. In his memoir, Walton said the maverick league offered him his own team.

Phil Watson  •  13 Oct 2021
NBA
Damian Lillard Offers an Encouraging Description of Chauncey Billups’ Coaching Style That Should Excite Blazers Fans

Following an offseason full of questions and an abundance of trade rumors, the Portland Trail Blazers have officially begun preparations under first-year head coach Chauncey Billups. Star point guard Damian Lillard, a subject of ample trade chatter, offered encouraging insights into Billups’ coaching style, which could pay big dividends for the Blazers.

Martin Fenn  •  29 Sep 2021
NBA
Reggie Miller Says He Would Trade These 2 Lakers for CJ McCollum

NBA legend Reggie Miller thinks the LA Lakers should target CJ McCollum instead of pursuing Damian Lillard because he’d be a better fit with LeBron James and Anthony Davis. If Miller was running the Lakers, he would trade Kyle Kuzma and Dennis Schroder for McCollum and make sure to keep Talen Horton-Tucker and Alex Caruso.

Tim Crean  •  13 Jul 2021
NBA
Damian Lillard Has a Right to Be Furious Over ESPN’s Bad Information and Worse Correction

Damian Lillard is caught in the middle of a drama about his future with the Portland Trail Blazers, a situation made worse by an ESPN report that was later corrected.

John Moriello  •  10 Jul 2021
NBA
Michael Jordan Blew Off Marv Albert Before Game 1 of the 1992 NBA Finals, and the Result Was His Famous Shrug

Michael Jordan’s famous shrug came after he blew off broadcaster Marv Albert earlier in the day.

Mike Thomas  •  03 Jul 2021
NBA
Damian Lillard’s Blazers Teammate Is Prepared to Follow Him Out the Door

Damian Lillard sounds like he wants to find another NBA team, and Blazers teammate Jusuf Nurkic is in the same boat.

Jack Dougherty  •  29 Jun 2021
NBA
Damian Lillard Pops Off on Twitter at Fans Criticizing Him for Past Endorsements of Chauncey Billups and Jason Kidd

Damian Lillard clapped back at a on Twitter who said that it was his idea to consider Jason Kidd and Chaunucey Billups for the Portland Trail Blazers next head coach. This is a bad sign for Portland when combined with recent reports of the star’s unhappiness may mean he wants out of the Northwest.

Tim Crean  •  28 Jun 2021
NBA
Nicolas Batum Watched His Father Die on the Basketball Court and Used It as Motivation for a $155 Million NBA Career

NBA veteran Nicolas Batum vividly re watching his father die on the basketball court at two years old and used it as motivation for a pro career of his own.

Luke Norris  •  12 Jun 2021