Wayne Thompson, a local media member and a former beat reporter for The Oregonian, died on Sunday morning in Portland according to reports.
Thompson, who was the author of "BlazerMania" had seen more than 2,000 Blazer games in his lifetime and covered the Portland Trail Blazers 1977 NBA championship run.
Bill Walton, the former Trail Blazers center, was on hand at a Civil War women's basketball game on Sunday where he offered his thoughts to reporter Danny Moran of The Oregonian regarding Thompson's passing.
Spoke to @BillWalton after last night's Cal-Oregon State game.