Portland Trail Blazers guard C.J. McCollum (3) drives between New York Knicks forward Derrick Williams (23), forward Kyle O’Quinn (9) and guard Langston Galloway (2) during the first half of an NBA basketball game at Madison Square Garden in New York, Tuesday, March 1, 2016. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
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.