While the majority of Trail Blazers players live closer to the team’s practice facility in Tualatin, starting center Mason Plumlee resides in a condo in downtown Portland. So even though his commute to practices and shootaround is typically longer than that of his suburb-dwelling teammates, Plumlee has the benefit of being able to get to and from games at the Moda Center in short order, not to mention all of the other luxuries afford to those living within the city proper.
But close proximity doesn’t always ensure a quick trip, as Plumlee found out on his way to Wednesday night’s game versus the Lakers at the Moda Center, a game Portland would go on to win 105-98.