Portland Trailblazers

Portland Trailblazers

Blazers F Aldridge gets comfortable with his role (AP)

LaMarcus Aldridge is direct: He really wants to be an All-Star and he feels he’s played well enough to deserve it. But in the same breath, the Trail Blazers’ forward says what’s ultimately more important is his team’s success as a whole. Aldridge’s conflict — striking the delicate balance between humility and bravado — shows how he’s matured since he arrived in Portland…

Trail Blazers’ LaMarcus Aldridge Deserves a Spot on All-Star Team (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

NBA.com’s Fran Blinebury has it right : Portland Trail Blazers forward LaMarcus Aldridge should be one of the reserve selections for the Western Conference All-Star team. Will the coaches agree when their picks are revealed on Thursday?

Portland Trail Blazers Vs. Denver Nuggets Feb. 4 Game Preview: A Fan’s Outlook (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

It’s time for the Portland Trail Blazers to prove what the team has going for it and there is no better opponent to do that against than the Denver Nuggets. Denver is one of the deepest teams in the league, seems pretty much guaranteed to make the Western Conference Playoffs…

Trail Blazers Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

Greg Oden had had yet another surgery, this time an arthroscopic procedure on his right knee Friday, the Trail Blazers announced.

It is the fourth surgery since his NBA career started for the NBA’s No. 1 overall pick in the 2007 draft.

The surgery was on the same knee that delayed Oden’s career by a year, when he had microfracture surgery on it after he was drafted.

The Trail Blazers will have a hard time missing Oden. He has not played in a game in the last two years.

• Playing the second game of back-to-backs has been difficult for teams throughout the NBA this season.

The Trail Blazers are no different.

Portland fell to 2-6 when playing after having a game the night before with a 95-92…

Oden undergoes knee procedure (AP)

The Trail Blazers say center Greg Oden underwent an arthroscopic procedure Friday to “remove debris” from his right knee, his fourth surgery since Portland selected him with the No. 1 pick in the 2007 draft. The often-injured 7-footer had microfracture surgery on the same knee before the start of his rookie season, forcing him to postpone his NBA debut for a year.

NBA Roundup: Cuban, Carlisle fined $110K (Yahoo! Sports)

Their actions during and after Wednesday’s game cost Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban and coach Rick Carlisle some cash. Cuban and Carlisle were fined a combined total of $110,000, the NBA announced Friday. While the fines were a result of the men expressing their…

Trail Blazers: Oden to have another surgery (Yahoo! Sports)

Greg Oden will have yet another surgery, this time an arthroscopic procedure on his right knee Friday, the Portland Trail Blazers announced. It will be the fourth surgery since his NBA career started for the NBA’s No. 1 overall pick in the 2007 draft.