C.J. McCollum
Portland Trail Blazers guard C.J. McCollum sits on the bench during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Clippers in Portland, Ore., Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016. McCollum was inadvertently left off the roster and did not play in the game. The Clippers won 109-98. (AP Photo/Steve Dykes)
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.