The Portland Trail Blazers had three scrimmages last week to serve as a warmup for the NBA season restart. The scrimmages allowed for the team to work on their conditioning and lineups, but it also provided an opportunity to catch up on the usual in-game trash talk. Several players called the pickup-like atmosphere “fun,” as detailed by Blazers digital reporter Casey Holdahl:
“You can hear everything,” said Carmelo Anthony. “Honestly, it’s a fun environment to be in. It puts a lot of pressure on guys who may not like those type of environments.