The Portland Trail Blazers face LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers tonight at 7:30 PM in a game that once upon a time would have been circled red on any Portland fan’s calendar. Even with (arguably) the best player in the history of the game taking the floor and “Los Angeles” in purple and gold on the opposing uniforms, chances are this is just another Thursday night for Blazers fans. Why? What happened to the days when the Lakers and a few other select teams were a Big Deal for everyone?
That’s the subject of today’s Blazer’s Edge Mailbag.