Willamette Week

Check Out This “Oregon Trail”-Inspired Guide to the Upcoming Blazers Season

Will the real Blazers make the playoffs, or die of dysentery around the All-Star break? Only time will tell. But at least we’ll always have eight-bit Damian Lillard murdering opposing mascots with basketballs.

The Best Places in Portland to Ball Out this Summer

Grab that dusty old rock from the back of the closet and get serious about improving your jump shot.

The Blazers Are Back in the NBA Playoffs. Here Are Six Phrases Every Casual Fan Should Memorize.

If you’re a person who doesn’t necessarily watch basketball, but you want to fit in and enjoy this playoff run, which will hopefully go two or three rounds-—the Blazers have a high seed and are playing a hobbled, janky Pelicans squad in the first round—you’re going to need to learn some catchphrases about the team, broad statements that will pass muster amongst the more hardcore people surrounding you at the party or family gathering you’ve found yourself at. Please, try these on for size.

This Portlander Jump-Started His Sneaker Design Career With a Pair of “Black Panther”-Inspired Dame 4s

While watching Black Panther, Portland’s Stephen Perona couldn’t help but notice similarities to a certain basketball player.

Blazers Guard Shabazz Napier Will Be Pouring Coffee at Stumptown This Weekend

This Saturday, March 31, at Stumptown’s newly remodeled downtown location, the Massachusetts native will assume the role of barista, serving up free coffee while also signing bags of Stumptown’s Blazer Blend.

Blazer Fans Have Successfully Crowdfunded a Billboard Attempting to Lure LeBron James to Portland

Consider Portland officially in the LeBron James sweepstakes—that is, if the major criteria involves putting up a big sign somewhere in town asking him to come here.

Are Millennials Killing Tic-Tac-Toe? Watch the Hilariously Awful Attempt at Last’s Night’s Blazers Game.

It’s the video of what is maybe the worst game of tic-tac-toe ever played that has gone viral. In it, two Blazers fans are hilariously stumped by the simple game—where each was given a stack of either Xs or Os to place on a larger-than-life game board after making a layup

Are Millennials Killing Tic-Tac-Toe? Watch the Hilariously Awful Attempt at Last’s Night’s Blazers Game.

It’s the video of what is maybe the worst game of tic-tac-toe ever played that has gone viral. In it, two Blazers fans are hilariously stumped by the simple game—where each was given a stack of either Xs or Os to place on a larger-than-life game board after making a layup

Portland Has The Highest Per-Capita Number of Nerds Who Say “Sportsball” For Any Athletic Activity

Hard work and a positive attitude can transform a burgeoning rookie into a championed all-star, but unsportsmanlike conduct—whether on or off the court —can turn a talented team of athletes into citywide villains. That’s exactly what happened to the Portland Trail Blazers of the early 2000s, a team commonly referred to as the “Jail Blazers.”

Why Rasheed Wallace is Regarded as the Coolest and Most Stylish Blazer Ever

Rasheed Wallace’s cultural legacy goes far beyond his days with the Trail Blazers. For a generation of fashion-minded kids who came of age in the glory days of the team formerly known as the Jail Blazers, “Ball Don’t Lie” and “Both Teams Played Hard” went beyond delightfully smart-ass quips from Portland’s coolest-ever baller to aesthetic principles.

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