The Portland Trail Blazers have expressed condolences over the passing of Lenny Wilkens, a Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer and former player and coach.

Even though the Hall of Fame fan forum is here Sunday afternoon and the induction ceremony is Monday, Thornton took a side trip Saturday night, heading 125 miles to his hometown of St. Thomas, Ontario, for the Joe Thornton Tribute Game at the Joe Thornton Community Centre featuring the St. Thomas Stars of the Greater Ontario Hockey League.

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Although the Trail Blazers have not officially fired Chauncey Billups, it truly appears as if the organization has moved on.

Chauncey Billups earned a spot in the Basketball Hall of Fame a year ago, recognizing his resilience and clutch play in a championship-winning NBA career.

Billups, in his fifth season as the Trail Blazers head coach, is an NBA champion player and Hall of Famer. He played 17 seasons in the NBA from 1997-2014, including winning the 2004 NBA Finals with the Detroit Pistons. He was named NBA Finals MVP after the ...

Joe Thornton, who played 15 seasons with the San Jose Sharks, was elected to the Hall in the Player’s Category in June in his first year of eligibility

Organized crime figures allegedly used Billups and other former pro athletes to attract unsuspecting gamblers to illegal card games.

Lenny Wilkens, a three-time inductee into the Basketball Hall of Fame who was enshrined as both a player and a coach, has died, his family said Sunday.