Watching him dance knowing he murders people on the court! Jaylen Hoard subbed in for Whiteside at the 1:50 minute mark of the first quarter. After going undrafted in the 2016 NBA draft, Alex Caruso's prospects of making it big in the NBA looked bleak. Olson coached at the University of Arizona for 25 years and amassed 781 wins in his coaching career. Sometimes, it's a make-or-miss league. Portland – you want to say revive as the word – allowing me to come in and just be myself and be who I am and do what I do best. “The fact that Melo came and played for the Blazers was special,” Stotts said. From 1989-97, Robinson averaged 16.2 points per game; and totaled 3,352 rebounds and 1,350 assists while in a Trail Blazers uniform.On Saturday evening, the Robinson family released a statement, which included Uncle Cliffy's cause of death, Lymphoma:Family of 18-year NBA vet Cliff Robinson releases statement to Lymphomas are clusters of tumors that originate from lymph node and lymphoid cells.Robinson dealt with several medical issues over the past few years, including a It’s been a tough year for me. LeBron receives technical foul from bench. The Blazers put together an inspired offensive performance, but as had been the case for virtually every game in the series they simply had no answers for LeBron James and Anthony Davis.The Lakers stars combined for 79 points on 28-for-37 shooting. He was a second-round pick (36th overall) by the Trail Blazers in 1989 and spent the first eight years of his career in Portland. Nevertheless, Caruso was snapped by the Los Angeles Lakers on a two-way contract - and the guard became the first play to go directly to the NBA on that type of deal. Dame Lillard hits the deep three then starts dancing to Blow The Whistle! As the first quarter was winding down in Game 5 Saturday, Trail Blazers big man Hassan Whiteside left the game and headed straight to the locker room with what the Blazers later announced was a left pinky finger dislocation. The season stretched more than ten months and saw the Blazers navigate a lengthy injury list, the addition of a Hall of Famer, a global pandemic, the reintroduction of their star center and brief strike to protest racial injustice.“It was an interesting season with a lot injuries and a lot of different obstacles that we face,” Blazers guard CJ McCollum said, launching in the long list of challenges that befell the Blazers and the world between last October and Saturday evening.That winding tale had its final chapter Saturday inside the bubble at Disney World where the shorthanded Blazers, who were without All-Star Damian Lillard, didn’t have enough firepower to stay with the Lakers.McCollum was brilliant just as he had been when Lillard missed time early this season. For Portland, a chance to Emotions among the players are high, which was on display between Carmelo Anthony and Alex Caruso. All the Blazers players wore headbands for the game, a nod to Robinson’s signature on court look.Portland came out on firing in the restart schedule going 6-2 in the seeding games, pushing past Memphis in the play-in round to reach the playoffs, and then stealing Game 1 from the Lakers. Portland took Game 1 from Los Angeles in shocking fashion, leaving the Lakers in a must win situation. I guess that's to be determined." Partner of iOne Digital / Cassius Network. It's Game 2 between the Portland Trail Blazers and LA Lakers and the stakes are extremely high.
And, if you happen to want to see the dance from another angle... Lebron is so funny and cool. After the hotel change, the Blazers finished their season with four straight losses. But his veteran leadership, timely buckets and stops along with his ‘vintage Melo’ play in the bubble has had many in the NBA world stop and think about what this season has meant for the Blazers and for Melo. In an interview with “I don’t think so,” Caruso said. What makes even cooler being the best all around player in the league for 17 yrs!