Ian Thomson of Sports Illustrated is reporting that Shaquille O'Neal nixed a potential trade involving Raef LaFrentz's expiring contract that would have sent him to Portland before last season's trade deadline back in February...

Here are the latest rumblings regarding the four-year, $32 million offer sheet Paul Millsap signed with the Trail Blazers. Tim Buckley at the Deseret News has an interesting quote from Utah Jazz GM Kevin O'Connor about what the Millsap offer means for...

For an ailing Blazers team desperate for something positive, a win over the Pacers was just what the doctor ordered.

Durant: "It's unfair to him because people don't know how hard he works every day."

The Blazers have dropped four of five while the Pacers are losers of nine out of their last 10 games.

Fernandez, 24, will miss 4-6 weeks as a result of the procedure, which relieved pressure from a nerve root in his lower back that caused pain in his right leg.

The Blazers' (insert adjective of choice here) start to the season continued Monday with 93-84 loss Knicks at Madison Square Garden.