PORTLAND, Ore. (October 12, 2017) –Portland Trail Blazers radio play-by-play voice Brian Wheeler is taking a personal leave of absence effectively immediately, it was announced today by the organization. No specific timeline has been set for his return. The 2017-18 season is slated to be Wheeler’s 20th behind the microphone for the Trail Blazers.
For tomorrow’s final preseason game versus Maccabi Haifa from Israel, AM-620 Rip City Radio’sTravisDemers will call radio play-by-play. He will be joined for color commentary by former Trail Blazers player and current television studio analyst Michael Holton.
Long-time Portland radio and television broadcaster Scott Lynn will return to the Pacific Northwest to handle radio play-by-play duties for the team’s season-opening road trip beginning next week.