IFC’s “Portlandia” shoots at Blazers practice facility
Upon arrival at the practice facility on Tuesday, something was different with trailers all over. IFC’s sketch comedy show set in Portland, “Portlandia,” was filming at today’s practice in Tualatin.
The Trail Blazers requested media upon arrival to not report that the show was being filmed there today. The show’s stars Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstien could be seen talking with players after they finished practice. However, the silence on the Portlandia shoot was broken by Blazers owner Paul Allen.
Quick shoot of @ifcportlandia skit at the @trailblazers practice facility. Nice chat w/ Fred Armisen and @Carrie_Rachel & crew…Fun!
— Paul Allen (@PaulGAllen) October 22, 2013
LaMarcus Aldridge, who has acted on the show before, also got in on the social media fun. Here is a picture that he tweeted with Armisen and Brownstein.
Back at it. @Carrie_Rachel @ifcportlandia pic.twitter.com/kuC89M3oX9
— LaMarcus Aldridge (@aldridge_12) October 22, 2013
There are no details about how the Trail Blazers will be featured or when the episode featuring the team will air. According to the show’s website, season four of the show will air in “early 2014.”
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.