I got a shoutout on the Portland Trail Blazers broadcast, twice, by @L_Hurd - the Blazers' color commentator, during a live game. It is over the fact that Deni Avdija already has his 25th birthday in his home country, Israel. It's the 2nd time I get mentioned on the Blazers' broadcast. The last time was exactly year ago, over the same fact #RipCity קיבלתי איזכור כפולך בשידור של הפורטלנד טרייל בלייזרס, בזמן שהמשחק החי רץ. למאר הרד הפרשן הזכיר אותי :) זה אודות העובדה שלדני אבדיה יש טכנית כבר יום הולדת במדינה בה נולד, ישראל - יום הולדת מספר 25. אז מזל טוב לדני, זה קודם כל! זו פעם שניה השידור שלהם מזכיר אותי אודות העובדה הזאת (קרה בדיוק אותו דבר, לפני שנה)

Damian Lillard full postgame interview on the court after the 124-83 win over the Phoenix Suns in the season opener, in his return as a Portland Trail Blazers player #RipCity

Deni Avdija talks and hugs with his former Blazers teammate, Duop Reath, after the season opener vs. the Phoenix Suns #RipCity דני אבדיה מדבר ומתחבק עם חברו לשעבר בקבוצה, בפורטלנד, דואפ רית', אחרי משחק פתיחת העונה מול הפיניקס סאנס.

The Chicago Bulls broadcast featured a special tribute video in memory of Stacey King, narrated by Adam Amin, his co-broadcaster. They also decided to leave the color commentator seat empty for the 1st quarter of the first game of the season vs. the Raptors, leaving a pillow with a crown on it, with a Stacey King photo on it, in honor of King (RIP) RIP Stacey King :(

Hyped Darius Garland addresses 'Clipper Nation' before the home game vs. the Sacramento Kings

Yang Hansen full FOOTAGE vs. Phoenix Suns (124-83 W) - season opener: 5 Points on 2/4 from the field, 1/2 from 3, 3 Rebounds (1 Off. Reb), 2 turnovers, 2 fouls, and a +/- of 0 in 12 minutes played, playing the entire 4th quarter #RipCity I also posted it on YouTube: youtu.be/s2NUvkRu21w

Micah Potter scores his first two buckets as a Trail Blazer #RipCity

Yaxel Lenderborg on his NBA debut and guarding Luka: "I got to see what the NBA is like, man. Lot of flopping, lot of foul baiting, lot of praying to the ref. Interesting first game for me... Being in there firsthand, just watching all the whining and complaining, I lost all respect. That was awful" Transcript of this soundbite: "Yeah, it was interesting. I got to see what the NBA is like, man. Lot of flopping, lot of foul baiting, lot of praying to the ref. Interesting first game for me, for sure. I had a lot of respect for him (Luka). You know, just watching. I didn't really watch the NBA much, I just watched highlights. Seeing him, you know, kill people all the time. But then being in there firsthand, just watching all the whining and complaining, I lost all respect, man. Like that was awful. Like me getting frustrated, it's not about the foul being called, it's about him complaining the entire game. And then you get the foul call, congratulations bro. And then you talk to me like you did something great, bro? Come on, dog. That's just weak. It kinda threw me off for a little while, cause you know, like I said, I had so much respect for him. Gone man, gone. I was telling him he sucks, he can't score on me. You talking and you can't score on me. I said it the whole game. I said a couple cuss words obviously, you know, that's why I got the technical and all that. But I was letting him know, because he was laughing and talking all this because of that one foul call. His only bucket on me was a banker from half court. Like I know that it's a team sport. You know, he had 28pts on us as a team. Me, I took my matchup personally. Tried not to get caught on the fouls. Tried my best. I was thinking about playing him with my hands behind my back to see if that worked, probably would've still got a foul call." Transcript via: reddit.com/r/nba/comments/1x…

Duop Reath rattles in the 3-pointer against his former team

Donovan Clingan is having fun with the fans behind the bench, as Ryan Dunn misses both free throws. Vít Krejčí was called for the lane violation on the second free throw (Dunn made it this time, though).

Deni Avdija full highlights vs. Phoenix Suns (124-83 W) on the season opener, at home: 18 Points on 7/16 FG (43.8%), 2/4 from 3, 2/4 from the line, 10 Rebounds (3 Off. Rebs), 4 Assists (2 TOV), 2 Steals, 1 foul, and a +/- of +25 in 23:27 minutes played. The game started with a 21-0 run for the Blazers, and the Blazers' led throughout the game, reaching as high as a 52-point lead. Deni and the starters did not play in the 4th quarter as a result #RipCity I also posted it on YouTube: youtu.be/75o-oZDCubk כל המהלכים של דני אבדיה בניצחון 124-83 על הפיניקס סאנס במשחק פתיחת העונה של הפורטלנד טרייל בלייזרס: 18 נקודות ב-7 מ-16 מהשדה (43.8%), 2 מ-4 ל-3, 2 מ-4 מהקו, 10 כדורים חוזרים (3 בהתקפה), 4 אסיסטים (2 איבודים), 2 חטיפות, עבירה בודדת, ומדד פלוס-מינוס של פלוס 25 ב-23:27 דקות משחק. המשחק נפתח עם ריצת 21-0 של הבלייזרס, שלא הרפו ממנו, וההפרש צמח עד ל-52 ברבע הרביעי. דני אבדיה והחמישייה הפותחת נחו ברבע הרביעי. פתיחת עונה מצוינת לבלייזרס, בבית.

Walker Kessler is the first Laker to shoot 100% on 12 or more FGA since Wilt Chamberlain in 1969 Via: reddit.com/r/nba/comments/1x…

Yaxel Lendeborg on the back and forth with Luka Doncic: “I had a lot of respect for him… but being in there firsthand watching all the whining and complaining, I lost all respect. Via @melissarohlin

Ty Lue after the Clippers' win: "That win was for Mr. Ballmer. Just want to say thank you for everything. We're still fighting for him." Via @ohnohedidnt24

Ty Jerome hits the pullup logo 3 to give him a new career high 41 points and he celebrates. With a replay this time.

Tyrese Haliburton full postgame interview on the court after the 123-120 win over the New Orleans Pelicans, playing his first official NBA game since returning from the torn Achilles injury in Game 7 vs. the Thunder. He goes into tears as he was asked about the spirit of the team.

Damian Lillard with the bounce pass to Deni Avdija for the reverse layup - 18 points for Deni. #RipCity דמיאן לילארד עם מסירה לדני אבדיה, שמסיים יפה עם צעד והחצי מהעבר השני של הטבעת - 18 נקודות לדני.

Deni Avdija finds Toumani Camara for the 3-pointer from the wing - 4th assist #RipCity דני אבדיה מוצא את טומאני קמארה לשלשה מהכסף - אסיסט רביעי לדני.