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SOURCE SPORTS: Portland Secures WNBA’s 15th Franchise, Set to Launch in 2026

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Portland Secures WNBA's 15th Franchise, Set to Launch in 2026

The league announced on Wednesday that Portland will officially become the home of the WNBA’s 15th franchise. WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert said Portland was chosen for its rich history in supporting women’s sports and its passionate basketball fanbase.

The Bhathal family will head the team’s ownership. They also own the Portland Thorns FC and have been minority owners of the Sacramento Kings for over a decade.

The new Portland WNBA team is set to hit the court in 2026. While details like the team’s name and logo are yet to be unveiled, excitement is already building among the city’s sports fans. Portland’s addition to the WNBA continues the league’s expansion and strengthens the city’s reputation as a hub for professional sports.

With its strong basketball culture, Portland is poised to become a major player in the growing landscape of women’s professional basketball.

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Damian Lillard Files For Divorce From Wife Kay’La

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Damian Lillard has filed for divorce from his wife Kay’La. Lillard filed the motion in Clackamas County Circuit Court and the news was first reported by the Willamette Week. The Lillards have been married since 2021 but have been together since their college days at Weber State. However, Lillard’s filing cites “irreconcilable differences” and suggests that the couple has been living apart since December 2022. The couple have three children together – a five-year-old and two-year-old twin daughters.

Furthermore, the October 2 filing came less than a week after Lillard was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks. Given that the couple appears to have been separated for almost a year, it’s unclear what impact Lillard’s trade had on the decision to formally file for divorce. Lillard’s attorney did not respond to the Willamette Week‘s request for comment. Meanwhile, Lillard is not currently available to the media as he is attending the Bucks’ training camp.

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Jrue Holiday Rejoins The Eastern Conference After Lillard Trade

Away from Lillard’s personal life, he will now have to regularly face a part of his own trade package. The Blazers traded Jrue Holiday to the Boston Celtics for two first-round picks, Robert Williams III, and Malcolm Brogdon. However, Holiday’s brief time in Portland was not unexpected. After acquiring the veteran defensive star, the Blazers had made it clear that they would be looking to trade him given their complement of young, developing players at the guard position. Holiday, who had 19.3 points and 7.4 assists per game last season, will likely become the Celtics’ starting point guard in place of Derrick White.

However, the move means that Holiday will now have several regular-season matchups against Dame, Giannis, and the Bucks. Giannis had expressed genuine sadness that acquiring Lillard had come at the cost of losing Holiday. “Jrue is my fucking brother for life. I love his family, I love him. I appreciate him and I wish him nothing but the best. He blessed me with a fucking championship. He’s the one who made that huge steal in Game 5 of the Finals. I went to battle with him multiple times. Fuck basketball. Fuck the media shit. This guy is my brother for life, and it’s always going to be like that,” the Bucks star told Bleacher Report.

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Damian Lillard Says “Farewell” To Portland With New Single

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As Damian Lillard prepares for life in Milwaukee, he had one last message for the Blazers faithful. Lillard released a new single, “Farewell”, under his Dame D.O.L.L.A. musical persona. The low-key track serves, as the title implies, as Lillard’s final message to the fans who have supported him since he went sixth overall in 2012. Furthermore, the track comes just a few weeks after he dropped his fifth studio album, Don D.O.L.L.A. The song includes a bevy of references, including Boogie Cousins and Master P. Furthermore, Lillard also implies that Portland will regret their decision to let him leave.

Elsewhere, Lillard tweeted out a more formal goodbye to the city of Portland. “The casuals won’t be addressed but the trailblazers fans and city of Portland that I love truly will be and they will be addressed truthfully. Stay tuned. Excited for my next chapter! @Bucks🎟,” Lillard wrote on X, formerly Twitter. The replies were full of well-wishers as the Blazer faithful were sad, yet accepting, of their superstar’s departure.

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Lillard Finally Joins A Contender

Lillard joined the Milwaukee Bucks as part of a three-team trade this week. The Bucks get Lillard while the the Blazers get Deandre Ayton, Toumani Camara, Jrue Holiday, a first-round pick in 2029, and the right to swap first-rounders in 2028 and 2030. Meanwhile, the Suns, who helped make the trade happen, get Jusuf Nurkić, Nassir Little, Keon Johnson, and Grayson Allen.

If there’s a winner in this trade, it’s Giannis Antetokounmpo. Milwaukee’s star has been vocal in recent weeks about the need for the franchise to surround him with talent. Now he has a co-star who was top five in points per game last season and top ten in assists per game. Meanwhile, the Blazers could continue to recoup assets to build themselves into a contender. Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reported that they are already making calls to flip Jrue Holiday as they are committed to their core of young guards.

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Damian Lillard Performs At Portland Wedding

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Damian Lillard is still a Portland Trail Blazer. Despite requesting a trade to the Miami Heat at the start of July, very little progress has been made in making that trade happen. However, maybe that’s not the worst thing in the world for the city of Portland. Earlier this week, Lillard crashed a wedding in the city, even going as far as to perform for the happy couple.

Jay and Kelly Virdee were surprised by the appearance of Lillard, who was invited by a mutual friend, rapper Dreebo. The LA rapper convinced Lillard to attend, leading to Lillard going into D.O.L.L.A. Dame mode and performing his Dreebo collab “Home Team” for the happy couple. The Virdees, who are reportedly massive fans of Lillard, met six years ago at a Portland winery. Furthermore, Jay even grew up in the same area as Lillard before moving to the PNW for work. Congratulations to the newlyweds.

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Lillard Performs “Home Team” At Local Wedding

However, it’s not the only levity that Lillard has been experiencing recently. The seven-time also did a little bit of reference work with Cam’ron in recent weeks. 21 years after the release of Paid In Full, Cam’ron has recreated the iconic takeout scene with the help of Lillard. The Blazers superstar was 12 years old when Paid In Full came out and was still a full decade away from joining the NBA.

As for his trade woes, it doesn’t look like that is going to change anytime soon. While the Blazers aren’t interested in forcing a deal with Miami, it doesn’t look like there is much of a market for Lillard beyond South Beach. “There’s not that many teams that are going to give you a bunch of players and picks for a 33-year-old who can’t stay healthy and has a giant contract sitting there. It was not anything Dame said or Aaron Goodwin said that shut down the market. That stuff didn’t help. But there weren’t teams lined up for him even before that,” an anonymous NBA executive told Forbes.

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Man Steals U-Haul Containing 1,110 Pairs of Yeezys Worth Over $250K

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According to a police report on Twitter from the Portland Police Department, a man was arrested earlier this week for stealing a U-Haul that contained over 1,100 pairs of adidas Yeezy sneakers worth over $250,000.

26-year-old Rupert Crosse was arrested for the crime and charged with aggravated theft and possession of a stolen vehicle.

The Portland Police Bureau’s North Precinct tweeted a photo of the retrieved U-Haul saying, “Last night, a Uhaul containing 1100 pairs of new Adidas “Yeezy” shoes was stolen. Dayshift officers located the uhaul, arrested 26 YO Rupert Crosse, and recovered the shoes which are estimated to be worth over $250,000. Great work North Dayshift! Case 22-74652.” 

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