Dwight Howard
Houston Rockets’ Dwight Howard reacts after missing a free throw during overtime in Game 1 of an opening-round NBA basketball playoff series against the Portland Trail Blazers Sunday, April 20, 2014, in Houston. The Trail Blazers won 122-120 in overtime. Howard made was 9-for-17 in free throws. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
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.