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Greg Oden out for season. Again.

admin — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 22:05:42 +0000

I am becoming a bit of a specialist in photographing nasty knee injuries. Add Greg Oden to the list. Before Oden, was the career ending injury to Dikembe Mutombo and the end of Dennis Dixon’s Heisman hopes in AZ.

Brandon Roy

admin — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 05:28:42 +0000

Brandon Jr. steals the show

admin — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 22:42:39 +0000

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Brandon Roy Jr. stole the show at today’s press conference for the contract extension for Portland Trail Blazer guard Brandon Roy. I’m guessing we will see a lot of BJ in the years to come as Brandon seems to enjoy exposing his children to the professional side of his life.

Playoffs Game 6

admin — Fri, 01 May 2009 08:09:36 +0000

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The Portland Trail Blazers ended their season after loosing game 6 in Houston Thursday night. Although it would have been great to see a game seven, I am looking forward to the summertime in Portland. Anyone that has spent a summer there knows what I am talking about. While having post-game drinks with fellow photographers Jamie Francis, Eric Kayne and designer Tanyia Johnson I added up the number of basketball games I photographed this season. 52 Blazer games, 6 NCAA tournament games, 2 OSU games and 2 Portland State games for a total of 62 basketball games since Halloween. Already looking forward to next season …

Playoffs Game 5

admin — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:01:07 +0000

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The Portland Trail Blazers still trail Houston 3-2 in the series as they win game 5 at the Rose Garden in Portland.

Playoffs game 4

admin — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 06:44:23 +0000

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The Portland Trail Blazers fall behind Houston 3-1 in the series as they lose game 4 at the Toyota Center in Houston.

Playoffs Game 3

admin — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 05:05:47 +0000

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The Portland Trail Blazers fall behind Houston 2-1 in the series as they lose game 3 at the Toyota Center in Houston.

Mutombo’s ending

admin — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 08:17:13 +0000

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The Blazers pulled off a win tonight at the Rose Garden in Portland, but the NBA lost one of it’s most respectable players. Houston’s Dikembe Mutombo injured his knee and it will likely end his 18-year NBA career. His injury came midway through his 1,297th game.

Playoffs vs. Rockets Game 1

admin — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 10:50:04 +0000

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The Portland Trail Blazers did not match up well against the Houston Rockets at the Rose Garden as the two teams met in the first round of the playoffs. Game 2 will be in Portland, Oregon on Tuesday night.

Portland playoff rally

admin — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 21:35:12 +0000

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Portland Trail Blazer fans crammed into Pioneer Courthouse Square for a mid-afternoon rally for their team as they head into the NBA basketball playoffs.