Damian Lillard, Dwyane Wade
Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard, right, drives to the basket past Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Portland, Ore., Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015. Lillard scored 16 points as the Blazers defeated the Heat 99-83. (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.