LaMarcus Aldridge, Nicolas Batum, from France, Wesley Matthews, Damian Liilard
The Portland Trail Blazers, from left, LaMarcus Aldridge, Nicolas Batum, from France, Wesley Matthews and Damian Liilard stand on the court after losing possession of the ball on a referee review late in the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Philadelphia 76ers in Portland, Ore., Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014. Philadelphia won 101-99. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)
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.