Lonzo Ball said ( about Portland Trail Blazers ) : “I think when I strained the first one, I felt it in the game,” “It was on defense in Portland in the first one. Then I think the other one tightened up because I was compensating when I came back. I feel good now. There’s no problem moving forward”

nola Friday, April 16, 2021 9:47:00 PM EAT

Neil Olshey said ( about Portland Trail Blazers ) : “During his nine seasons in Portland, LaMarcus battled through multiple injuries and health concerns but never once allowed them to affect his commitment to his teammates and coaches on the court or the people that benefited from his outreach in the community off the court,”

nbcnewyork Friday, April 16, 2021 6:18:00 AM EAT

Tristan Thompson explained ( about Portland Trail Blazers ) : “My whole thing is being healthy when it matters,” “Of course, for us, we’ve haven’t had a healthy squad. Adding Fournier, him out with his safety protocols, so we haven’t had full health. So I think regular season matters in terms of just building chemistry but that’s s—'s out the window we get to playoffs. It’s all about matchups. It’s all about matchups. You saw the New Orleans Pelicans were a six seed and (dominated) a Portland Trail Blazers team that was the third seed. You see it all the time. So it’s all about matchups in the playoffs. It doesn’t matter what your seeding is, as long as you’re healthy and you matchup with a team. You can win. Anything’s possible”

masslive Thursday, April 8, 2021 1:11:00 PM EAT

Lonzo Ball said ( about Portland Trail Blazers ) : “I think when I strained the first one, I felt it in the game,” “It was on defense in Portland in the first one. Then I think the other one tightened up because I was compensating when I came back. I feel good now. There’s no problem moving forward”

nola Friday, April 16, 2021 9:47:00 PM EAT

Neil Olshey said ( about Portland Trail Blazers ) : “During his nine seasons in Portland, LaMarcus battled through multiple injuries and health concerns but never once allowed them to affect his commitment to his teammates and coaches on the court or the people that benefited from his outreach in the community off the court,”

nbcnewyork Friday, April 16, 2021 6:18:00 AM EAT

Tristan Thompson explained ( about Portland Trail Blazers ) : “My whole thing is being healthy when it matters,” “Of course, for us, we’ve haven’t had a healthy squad. Adding Fournier, him out with his safety protocols, so we haven’t had full health. So I think regular season matters in terms of just building chemistry but that’s s—'s out the window we get to playoffs. It’s all about matchups. It’s all about matchups. You saw the New Orleans Pelicans were a six seed and (dominated) a Portland Trail Blazers team that was the third seed. You see it all the time. So it’s all about matchups in the playoffs. It doesn’t matter what your seeding is, as long as you’re healthy and you matchup with a team. You can win. Anything’s possible”

masslive Thursday, April 8, 2021 1:11:00 PM EAT