Deni Avdija of the Portland Trail Blazers reacts in the final minutes of a 127-113 win over the Atlanta Hawks on April 1, 2025. (credit: Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) “People always talk about ...

Oren Manor likes to boast that he was a Deni Avdija fan before it was cool. Manor, an Israeli sportswriter, has been following Avdija since he was a 16-year-old playing in Maccabi Tel Aviv’s ...

Avdija (thumb) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Lakers. As expected, Avdija has been downgraded from doubtful to out and will miss a fourth straight game to end the campaign.