Fri, Jun 26th 2009, 09:37
Portland Trail Blazers forward LaMarcus Aldridge, guard Jerryd Bayless, center Greg Oden and guard Brandon Roy are set to participate in the 2009 USA Men’s National Team mini-camp July 22-25 in Las Vegas, Nev. The selections were announced by USA Basketball Chairman Jerry Colangelo today.
The mini-camp will feature practice sessions on July 23 and July 24 before the showcase event, an intra-squad scrimmage, held on Saturday, July 25.
Aldridge and Bayless were members of the 2008 USA Basketball Select Team that trained with the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team, winners of the gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Oden was selected as a member of the 2007-08 USA Basketball National Team program.
The USA Basketball Men’s National Team will compete in the…
Thu, Jun 25th 2009, 13:07
Check out this month’s issue of Youth Fitness Magazine to see Brandon’s latest feature interview. Brandon graces the cover and shares the story about growing up and gives some tips on youth fitness. Check it out today!
Wed, May 13th 2009, 13:24
Brandon Roy was named to the 2008-09 All-NBA Second Team, it was announced today by a vote of sportswriters and broadcasters.
“This is a very well-deserved honor for Brandon and an acknowledgment of the role he’s played in our success this season,” said Trail Blazers General Manager Kevin Pritchard. “Brandon gives you everything he’s got and that’s why he’s emerged as a leader, both on and off the court.”
Roy, 24, led the Trail Blazers in scoring (22.6), assists (5.1), steals (1.13) and minutes (37.2) during the 2008-09 season. His 22.6 points per game ranked 10th in the NBA. The two-time All-Star tallied 20 or more points in 55 contests, 12 games of 30 points or more and a career-high 52 points…
Fri, May 8th 2009, 09:01
In the season finale of the Brandon Roy Radio Show presented by AT&T and Muscle Milk, Brandon talks about what happened to the Blazers in the series against the Rockets and why he thinks they came out on top, how playing a career high 84 games during the season affected him, what the team does right after the season ends, who he thinks will matchup in the NBA Finals, and his invitation to try out for Team USA Basketball this summer with teammates LaMarcus Aldridge and Greg Oden. Thanks for tuning in this year and a special thanks to Muscle Milk and AT&T for sponsoring the show.
Fri, May 1st 2009, 13:54
Nate McMillan stood before a solemn and silent Trail Blazers locker room late Thursday night searching for the perfect words and suitable message to relay to his dejected team after Game 6 of their first-round playoff series against the Houston Rockets.
But the sentences did not flow easily.
“I really wasn’t prepared for this,” McMillan later said, recalling the moment. “I thought that we had a chance (to win).”
And so it was for the Blazers. The most successful season in six years came to an agonizing conclusion at the Toyota Center, where the determined and physical Rockets trounced the Blazers’ playoffs aspirations during a 92-76 win before 18,376.
The Rockets advanced to the second round of…