Trail Blazers executive emphasizes commitment to Portland as Moda Center renovations remain contentious

Report: Blazers officials committed to Portland, Moda Center

With nearly $600 million in public funding on the table to improve the Moda Center, Portland Trail Blazers president Dewayne Hankins struck a conciliatory tone on Tuesday per Front Office Sports.Addressing reporters at the team's media day, Hankins dec...

Trail Blazers executive emphasizes commitment to Portland as Moda Center renovations remain contentious

Head of Blazers business operations Dewayne Hankins fielded questions about the arena during Monday’s media day previewing the October start of the NBA season.

Blazers exec declares Dundon “committed to Portland” but won’t commit to accepting arena deal

There are, when it comes down to it, really only two ways to conduct a campaign for public money for a sports facility: good cop, and bad cop. You can work to field a winning team, and then argue that it deserves a stadium to match; or you can field a terrible one, and warn […]