Sean Highkin
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Trail Blazers + Portland WNBA expansion team https://t.co/F5cSI3zUL7 Blazers insider for @RipCityRadio620 (KPOJ-AM)/@iHeartMedia
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Joined November 2011
She's the only one that's been acting normal about any of this stuff since the season started.
Caitlin Clark reacts to not being selected for USA Basketball’s Olympic Team
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Damian Lillard on getting vaccinated: "I'm not mad at people who say they need to do their research. But I have a lot of people in my family that I spend time around. I'm just not going to put their lives in danger. As a kid, I had to get shots my whole life.".
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Damian Lillard on the Draymond Green-Jordan Poole altercation:
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LeBron 🤝 Mark Cuban. Not raising a strong objection to the play-in until it looked like his team might be in it.
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Good job by TNT running the clip of him saying "I'm in a unique position with the influence I have" and the clip of him saying "You guys are making up this influence I have" back-to-back.
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Josh Hart appears to have left the court with a few minutes to go before tip. Was dapping/hugging teammates.
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Damian Lillard on what he said to Deandre Ayton at the foul line at the end: "I just asked him, 'have you ever been in this situation before?' I wanted him to think about it a little bit. And then when he ignored me, I felt like he was thinking about it.".
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No joke: when Dame came into the locker room tonight he had a band-aid on his arm because the league drew blood for a drug test.
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Damian Lillard: "I don't disagree that maybe Chauncey can change our team and make us a better team. But I think if you look at our team as it is, I don't see how you say 'this is a championship team, we just need a new coach.'".
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Luke Babbitt “Miami Vice” Heat jersey. We’re back with a vengeance.
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Jusuf Nurkic references "clowns" who say he was "the worst defensive player in the league." Asked who he's referring to: "The guy at ESPN. The big fella. Perkins. I guess if he was in the league today he'd be a mascot. And I like him as a person.".
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Damian Lillard: "I don't only want to win a championship. I want to do it in this city. I want to have a parade down Broadway and ride past El Gaucho.".
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Has anyone asked Bronny how he feels about the whole thing? If I'm 19 and in the NBA for the first time I don't want my dad on the team trying to hang out with me and the teammates who are closer to my age.
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Chauncey Billups: "I've never seen a team that needs its bench to inspire our starters. That shit is crazy to me. It's supposed to be the other way around.".
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Jokic is in that 2012-13 LeBron zone where you just run out of creative ways to say there's nothing anyone can do with him whatsoever.
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Damian Lillard: "We're not the Brooklyn Nets. They have superstar power. You know the ability of that team. One day they can get hot and run you out of the gym. We're not that team. But we've been in a ditch and we're figuring out a way to get out of it.".
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Posting a green square on Instagram in solidarity with the Celtics' logo Kyrie stepped on.
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Robert Williams III on Scoot Henderson: "That motherfucker's fast.".
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LeBron in late March, 2020: "You got Portland. You got Memphis. New Orleans and Sacramento tinkering around there. so if there's five or ten games left. why not those guys battle it out? Make them play each other all five games?"
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We need a 5-year moratorium on new NBA jersey designs. They ran out of ideas three years ago.
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I definitely didn't have Dame thanking me by name in his farewell message as something I was expecting. .
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Russ, asked in 2015 why he never did the dunk contest: “I only dunk on people.”.
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"I grew up watching Devin Booker" is something Shaedon Sharpe said today that made me feel very old.
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I asked Neil Olshey for more details about the investigation. "That's proprietary, Sean. You're just going to have to take our word that we hired an experienced firm that led us to the results we already discussed.".
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Scoot Henderson said he's only working out with two teams -- Portland and Charlotte.
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Dame: "Honestly, I was like, 'Are y'all serious?' They did the urine test last night and then they backed it up with the blood test after the game. What makes it worse is I'm afraid of needles, too.".
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"Why should I change my name? He's the one who sucks".
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Damian Lillard says Gary Payton II participated fully in practice today.
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Malcolm Brogdon today at practice on coming off the bench behind a rookie: “I think it’s honestly important for Scoot to get this experience, starting. He’s going to be the franchise player going forward, so he has to be invested in and given that opportunity.”
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Damian Lillard: "My intention and my heart is set on being in a Trail Blazers uniform for my entire career. But over time . you want to win it all. And we have to make strides to do that.".
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I love that the Jazz are doing this because it just proves that predictions are fake and none of us actually know anything.
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There is an obvious team for LeBron to do the farewell tour with Bronny and it's not the Cavs.
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Dalen Terry on being projected as a late first-rounder: “There’s gonna be a redraft in 10 years and it’s gonna be different.”
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Robert Williams III: "I'm in a great space right now. It's been a long seven months. A long fight back. I'm ready to get back on the court, man. You see me smiling. There was a point when I couldn't walk." Says he's good to go.
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The SportsCenter account commenting like this is so funny to me
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I didn't realize Brooke and DA lived next door to each other and had to take the same route to get to the arena.
Blazers sideline reporter braved broken foot and icy conditions to make it to game that DeAndre Ayton missed
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The Dame Trade Package™️ lost that game for the Heat. That's tough.
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Loved this from Jabari Walker in Vegas this week: . "My dad taught me that a 'role player' isn't a bad thing. You can make a lot of money being a role player. You can be a starter being a role player. A lot of people don't embrace that. So that's going to be an advantage for me.".
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Some news: After a false start last fall, sources say Portland is on the verge of being awarded a WNBA expansion team that will start in 2026 with the Bhathal family (owners of the Thorns) leading the ownership group. Details:
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Pau Gasol with a new submission for my favorite genre of photo: 7-footers looking tiny standing next to Yao Ming
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I asked Damian Lillard if he thinks there need to be changes: "We didn't win a championship, so where we are right now isn't good enough if we can't get out of the first round against a team without two of their three or four best players.".
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First time Damian Lillard has ever been booed in this building was when he admitted in a video segment that he's never been to the Oregon coast.
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Nets are so far gone they can't even win the Fired Coach Game. Everyone wins the Fired Coach Game.
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Statement from Blazers general manager Joe Cronin to me:. "I met with Dame and Aaron Goodwin this afternoon. We had a great dialogue. We remain committed to building a winner around Dame.".
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Hart is still listed as a starter on the scoreboard but has not returned to the court during warmups.
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Damian Lillard: "I don't have much of an appetite for building with guys 2 and 3 years away and not really go after it.".
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Dame's agent having to issue a statement about a song playing on the PA at a restaurant he was at is the dumbest thing that's ever come out of this entire saga and that's a high bar.
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We just made it through Dame’s entire ~15-minute All-Star media availability without one question about his loyalty to Portland. Upset of the weekend.
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Gary Payton II is now listed in the starting lineup instead of Hart.
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Klay Thompson: “I love playing in Portland, man. I have some great memories coming to the Rose Garden as a kid.”.
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Matisse Thybulle on Scoot Henderson:. "The thing that's been coolest to see is when we've been in more situational scrimmage play, where teams need stops, Scoot has been the guy coming up with a lot of the stops. A lot of times, when a guy comes in as a scorer everyone talks.
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CJ McCollum says he got a text from Terry Stotts this morning.
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I believe this is the first social justice slogan jersey from the bubble that I’ve actually seen in public, and it’s an Andre Iguodala “GROUP ECONOMICS” Heat jersey in Portland.
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The Blazers’ PR department gives us printouts with names/headshots/info on the players they’re working out. Usually it’s very helpful because most of the guys they’ve brought in are projected second-rounders we don’t know much about.
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Shaedon Sharpe on playing with Scoot Henderson: “I think we can lead us to another chip at Summer League.”
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For all of Westbrook's flaws as a player I have never heard anything in 15 years about him being a bad guy or a bad teammate.
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Damian Lillard on his expectations for the 3-point contest tonight: “I expect to win.”
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I'm sure the Nets will be fully transparent about their investigation into Udoka as front offices typically are in these scenarios.
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Damian Lillard on speculation picking up if the team starts slow: “I’ll answer that the same way I answered it on media day. I’m not leaving Portland. … It’s an easy thing and a popular thing to say but it’s not gonna happen.”
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Matisse Thybulle on returning to the Pacific Northwest: "It's home to me. I've done countless weekend trips with my friends from Seattle to Portland. I've done all the hikes and seen all the waterfalls out here.".
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Damian Lillard on whether he's the greatest Blazer ever: "That's not for me to say. When you're great, you don't have to tell everybody. Everybody will tell you.".
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Larry Nance Jr.: "Ohio is a little . behind in the times. Portland is very progressive and I love that. I think I'm going to fit in a lot better here." Also says he's a huge soccer fan and is looking forward to taking his daughter to Timbers and Thorns matches.
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I haven’t watched the Netflix NBA show yet but a friend just sent me these screenshots of a bunch of tweets they used from a Domantas Sabonis fan account that appear to be attributed to me but are blurred out. I’m so confused??
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Damian Lillard on the Nuggets' belief that they've found the magic bullet in the adjustment of having Aaron Gordon guard him: "We'll see.".
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One thing you should always do as a franchise that has had star players want out several years in a row is fire the coach your newly drafted star likes after one year.
BREAKING: The Sky have fired coach Teresa Weatherspoon less than a year after her hire.
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Damian Lillard says he watches a lot of Blazers games, mostly because he’s so close with Anfernee Simons and wants to keep up with how he’s doing. Says they talk and text often.
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Scoot Henderson, speaking at Summer League practice on Damian Lillard’s trade request: “I’d love to play with him. We have a great relationship. But whatever happens, happens.”. On being face of the franchise if Dame is traded: “I’m ready to embrace that.”
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GP2 is the biggest shit talker the Blazers have had since Mario Hezonja, with the difference being that he's also a good basketball player.
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"Don't write something about a player that you wouldn't say to their face" is 101 stuff for a columnist.
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Today, Jerami Grant becomes eligible for a four-year, $112 million extension with the Blazers. It’s been a near-perfect marriage, and getting a deal done should be a no-brainer for both sides. Free to all on @RoseGardenReprt:
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Huge loss for Knicks beat writers that they won't get to carry on the 15-year tradition of asking LeBron how special it is to play at MSG.
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The fan chugging the beer is in a Duop Reath jersey. He and his entire friend group lost their minds when he hit that three just now.
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Chauncey Billups says Damian Lillard is “moving different” as compared to last training camp and has his “zero-to-sixty burst” back.
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Damian Lillard: "There's only one thing left to accomplish, and I think y'all know what that is. We've just got to get this one last thing done, and that will wrap this up and finish the script for me.".
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Joe Cronin: "I don't feel that I did everything I could because I didn't get done what I needed to get done. In that sense, I do feel like I failed Dame. Our goal was to win now as quickly as possible. If he didn't feel that way, it was a failure on my end.
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Jusuf Nurkic: "My contract is non-guaranteed so I don't know if I'll be back. I'll let Rich Paul my agent figure that out. I don't know if I'll be back. I don't know what the direction of the team will be.".
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Worth noting, earlier this summer the Bucks hired Terry Stotts as lead assistant on Adrian Griffin's coaching staff.
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Incredibly cool to be named Oregon Sportswriter of the Year—even more so because it’s not the kind of thing I’ve ever chased or that folks doing this independently and not with a legacy outlet typically win or are even nominated for. Very appreciative of all my readers and.
Our 2023 State Winners:. OREGON SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR.@BrennaGreene_.OREGON SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR (TIE).@DemiNLawrence.@highkin . Full list at:
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Andrew Wiggins’ reasoning for not wanting to get vaccinated was mostly nonsense but at least he went on the record with it and didn’t just let anonymous sources say he wants to be a “voice for the voiceless”.
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News of the Blazers leaving the broadcast team at home is going over well on r/ripcity
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Norm Powell and Robert Covington vs. CJ McCollum to decide if Portland gets a second first-round pick or not.
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Donovan Clingan on playing against Zach Edey for the first time in the NBA: “It was good. He got a lot of hate coming in, of people questioning how he’d be in the NBA. So for him to be executing at a high level, I’m proud of him.”
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Shaedon Sharpe says he wants to play Summer League. "I love to play basketball. Any opportunity I get to play, I'll take it.".
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The Blazers are bad but the vibes are a complete 180 from a week ago. You can feel a shift in energy in the building.
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Damian Lillard, addressing the crowd: “A tough season, a lot of adversity this year. A lot of things came up that we didn’t expect. But I want you to know one thing: this will not continue. Next year we’re gonna be back better than before.”
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