Blazers endorse same-sex marriage ballot measure
Denis C. Theriault of the Portland Mercury reports that the Portland Trail Blazers are the first NBA basketball team to publicly support a ballot initiative for same-sex marriage.
The areas two professional soccer teams, the Portland Timbers and the Thorns both showed there support and even made a video.
Theriault wrote:
The Trail Blazers are now the biggest pro sports team, apparently the first from a big four pro league, to formally endorse a marriage equality ballot measure.
Michael Lewellen, a spokesman for the Blazers, gave this statement to the Mercury:
“The Portland Trail Blazers are in support of the Freedom to Marry and Religious Protection ballot initiative. We do so as believers in individual choice as a fundamental right of all people.”
Erik Gundersen
Erik Gundersen is the Trail Blazers beat reporter for The Columbian. He's a graduate of the Allen School of Journalism and Communication at the University of Oregon in addition earning a degree in Spanish. He's covered the NBA for four seasons. You can also occasionally find his work on ESPN.com's NBA section for their TrueCities series. He also fist-bumped with Kanye West once. Follow @BlazerBanter on twitter for more Blazers and NBA news.