Damian Lillard, Allen Crabbe
Portland Trail Blazers’ Damian Lillard, left, celebrates with Allen Crabbe after he was fouled as he attempted a shot during the second quarter of an NBA preseason basketball game against the Los Angeles Clippers in Los Angeles, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015. (AP Photo/Kelvin Kuo)
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.