Blazer locker room quite a joke
By Dave Chartx)nneau
ErnerakJ Sports Editor
The Portland Trail Blazers'
appearance Saturday at McAr
thur Court was a study In ama
teurism.
Not by the Blazers, but by the
"press.
Alter the
game, Port
land's
locker
room was
filled with
kids, auto
graph-seek
ing cops
and report
Reporter s Notebook
ers grossly utilising their privi
leges us members of the press
Eugene rudio-TV-Storm Ken
nedy sldekick-man. Dennis Na
knta, went from player to play
er with a tape recorder, micro
phone and a sheet of card
board.
After asking a player one or
two questions, he would ask
the player for an autograph.
Most of the younger players
BLAZERS
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ering the Blazers have two all
stars starting in the hack court
and two proven NBA players as
backups at the guard position
Elie was acquired from Gold
en State in the off-season, and
Strickland came to Portland
from San Antonio. Both have
guaranteed contracts with Port
land and will see substantial
playing time.
Strickland showed his speed
and uncanny driving ability
Saturday, scoring Hi points in
19 minutes.
Porter said lie's glad the Blaz
ers picked up a solid backup at
his position.
"Strickland definitely brings
a lot to our ball club," he said
As far as whether the Blazers
will opt to keep a fifth guard on
the roster for the regular sea
son. Porter said he had no idea.
"I cain't predict that,” ho said.
"I'm not management."
The game was also Terrell
Brandon's first return to McAr
thur Court since lie starred for
Oregon two years ago.
Brandon, a guard for the Cav
aliers. entered the game in the
first quarter to a standing ova
tion from the crowd He played
21 minutes and scored It)
points with six assists.
"1 was real excited." Brandon
said. “It was nice to see the
faces again and still have the
support that I've always had
here "
obliged happily, bill seasoned
veterans like Terry I’orter ami
Cliff Robinson were noticeably
annoyed by this type of tactic
Nakata was not the only of
fender One reporter ap
proached Robinson for an auto
graph and Robinson responded
verbally.
"Another reporter asking for
an autograph," he said
"What's the deal with this7''
Robinson then answered a
couple questions with one
word replies, and the reporter
left, realizing Robinson was not
pleased
Besides the reporters stacking
autographs, about 20 kids
flooded the locker room after
the game seeking autographs,
making it nearly impossible for
reporters to get to the players
until they had signed 10 or so
John Hancocks on shirts, shoes
and cards
One kid even had the gall to
come into the locker room with
a Chicago Bulls T-shirt Porter
did not let the kid gel away eas
ily with his autograph
“Hey. Duck." he yelled to
Kevin Duckworth. "This kid's
goi a Hulls shir! on You prohu
bly rooted for the Bulls last
year In the playoffs, huh ”
The kid was obviously em
barrassed and left the locker
room soon after his pen run out
of ink
(letting autographs is one
thing, hut allowing kids into
tlie locker room after the game
is another The players have
enough problems dealing with
the press after games In de
fense, this is Eugene, and for
many kids, tins is their only op
portunity to get an autograph
from an NBA player
But the reporters who were
asking for autographs should lie
ashamed The fat t is th.it they
were taking up the players' and
reporters' time by trying to get
autographs Very amateur
Most of Portland's players
left the Mi Arthur (fourt locker
room smiling and laughing
It wasn't because they just
won a game, il was because
they were laughing .it Ihe joke
of a "press' who approached
them after the game
Blazers reach deal for
new 20,000-seat arena
PORTLAND (AP) The Portland Trail Blazers anil the
city announced agreement Thursday on construction of a
20,000-seat arena
The $205 million project also inc ludes three restaurants,
parking struc tures, a public plaza and refurbishment of the
existing Memorial Coliseum.
The cost is S35 million more than anticipated when the
idea was proposed more than a year ago
"Having brought the; Trail Blazers to Portland 2:» years ago,
you cun imagine the personal pleasure; it is lor me to know
that this new home for the Trail Blazers assures that we will
remain in Portland for at least the next to years. Blazers
president Harry Glickman said
Paul Allen, the Microsoft co-founder who owns the Blaz
ers. is to pay for more than SI 71) million ol the cost I lie cily
is to provide $34 r> million for site improvements, including
parking lot and road construction
The arena is to he built next door to Memorial Coliseum,
across the Willamette River from downtown Portland
The city could spend another S2 r> million for improve
ments to Memorial Coliseum to meet earthquake standards
The city's share; is to come from user fees, parking revenue
and other income generated by the project No taxpayer mon
ey is involved
Ground-breaking is set for April, at the- ear lie's! I lie target
date for completion is August or September 1VHJ5
City Commissioner Mike; Lindberg said In- is optimistic the
agreement will Ire approved when the City Council votes on
it Thursday.
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