As part of his extensive recap of last night’s game between the Portland Trail Blazers and the Milwaukee Bucks, Kerry Eggers of the Portland Tribune waxed poetic about the character of Blazers centers Jusuf Nurkic and Meyers Leonard. Nurkic came to Leonard’s rescue after Portland fans booed him following a dreadful performance by the young reserve and the team as a whole. Here’s part of Eggers’ assessment:
Leonard has become the whipping boy for a portion of Blazer fans over the last four seasons.