Nicolas Batum
Portland Trail Blazers forward Nicolas Batum, from France, grimaces after hitting the court hard on a breakaway dunk during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Milwaukee Bucks in Portland, Ore., Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2014. Batum continued to play as the Trail Blazers defeated the Bucks 104-97. (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.