It is officially called West Group C. But, unofficially, it’s been dubbed the “Group of Death.” And with one game remaining in the qualifying round of the NBA Cup, the Portland Trail Blazers have a chance to do what once seemed unimaginable: Survive the Group of Death.

The week ahead is a critical stretch for a lot of sports.

Jalen Johnson has continued to assert himself as Atlanta's go-to player.

The Portland Trail Blazers (7-10) end a 3-game road trip by visiting the Milwaukee Bucks (8-9) Monday.

Without Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee lost to an injury-riddled Portland team, 115-103, for the Bucks’ fifth straight loss.

Unfortunately, both Jalen Green and Kevin Durant will miss the first matchup between their new teams.

Portland Trail Blazers head coach and National Basketball Association hall of famer Chauncy Billups is expected to plead not guilty to federal charges that he helped lure unsuspecting players to rigged poker games when he appears in Brooklyn federal court Monday.

Chauncey Billups pleaded not guilty Monday to two federal charges in his first appearance in federal court.

After last month’s arrests, U.S. Attorney Joseph Nocella alleged the poker operation began as early as 2019 with games running across the U.S. in The Hamptons, Las Vegas, Miami and Manhattan, defraudi...