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Derrick Rose, Other NBA Players to Donate $1,000 Per Point for Japan Relief

Derrick Rose, contender for the league's MVP award as high-scorer for the Chicago Bulls, is leading the NBA's efforts to help Japan. For every point Rose scores in tonight's game against the Memphis Grizzlies, the superstar point guard will donate $1,000 to Direct Relief International. Direct Relief International is a...

Aldridge Done for the Season, Maybe Longer

A little while ago, we were confused by the status of Blazers' rookie LaMarcus Aldridge. He seemed poised to take over the team, and then suddenly, he was out with an unspecified ailment. Well, it looks like that's sorted itself out, and the news ain't the best. According to The Oregonian, Aldridge will miss the rest of...

Random YouTube Magic: Darius Miles Saves the Children

I try to be modest about my YouTube finds. Mostly because anyone with enough time on their hands could turn them up. But this one has me feeling like a master in my field: Darius "Myles" visiting a Black Studies class at Portland'sGrant High School.It's not like the once-promising Miles, who these days surfaces mostly...

Unless You're Terry Porter, the Blazers Will Retire Your Jersey

I am a fairly young person. I don't know about everything that happened before my birth, nor do I claim to. So when I see jerseys hanging in the rafters of an NBA arena, I generally assume that they're there for a good reason. That these are great men who made the franchise what it is, and that I would do well to know...

LaMarcus Aldridge's Mystery Ailment

I was tremendously stoked to see Zach Randolph shut it down, mostly because it opened up some stable minutes (and touches) for rookie LaMarcus Aldridge. Well, looks like I'll have to wait a little bit to see what Aldridge is made of. During Saturday's Clippers game, the big man was taken to the ER after experiencing...