The Trail Blazers departed snowy Portland on Saturday for their upcoming three-game road trip. Prior to that exit, veteran forward Carmelo Anthony encountered a delay due to less-than-ideal road conditions. Thanks to Brad Showers, a fellow driver and Blazers season ticket holder, Melo received the assistance he needed to make the flight to Dallas.
Following the ordeal, Showers spoke with KOIN 6’s AJ McCord about his encounter with Melo.
“We see somebody on the side of the road that was stuck,” Showers recalled. “I actually passed him and then I’m like, ‘that was Carmelo Anthony!