Here’s the Oregonian reporting on the Portland Trail Blazers:
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The Portland Trail Blazers are one of three NBA teams that have never been given the opportunity to host the league’s All-Star Game. The franchise took a major step toward changing that Thursday, submitting a bid to host the 2017 or 2018 game at the Moda Center.
Team president Chris McGowan, who spearheaded the bid, said the game, along with the numerous activities that surround it, would be a major high point in the state’s sports history.
“It’s going to be the biggest event from a sports perspective hosted in Oregon’s history, I think,” McGowan said.
Earlier this year, the NBA sent out a memo saying it was opening bidding for the 2017 and ’18 All-Star games. The 2015 game will be played at New York’s Madison Square Garden, co-hosted by the Knicks and Brooklyn Nets, and the 2016 game has been awarded to Toronto, with the Raptors hosting for the first time.
