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Jail Blazers: How 'Sheed, Bonzi, Jr, and the Portland Trail Blazers Became the Bad Boys of Basketball by Kerry Eggers is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

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In the late'90s and early 2000s, the Portland Trail Blazers were one of the hottest teams in the NBA. For almost a decade, they won 60 percent of their games while making it to the Western Conference Finals twice. However, what happened off-court was just as unforgettable as what they did on the court. When someone asked Blazers general manager Bob Whitsitt about his team's chemistry, he replied that he'd “never studied chemistry in college.” And with that, the “Jail Blazers” were born. Built in a similar fashion to a fantasy team, the team had skills, but their issues ended up being their undoing. In fact, many consider it the darkest period in franchise history. While fans across the country were watching the skills of Damon Stoudamire, Rasheed Wallace, and Zach Randolph, those in Portland couldn't have been more disappointed in the players'off-court actions. This, many have mentioned, included a very racial element—which carried over to the players as well. As forward Rasheed Wallace said, “We're not really going to worry about what the hell [the fans] think about us. They really don't matter to us. They can boo us every day, but they're still going to ask for our autographs if

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Author

Kerry Eggers

Publisher

Sports Publishing

Published

2018

Language

EN

ISBN

9781683582601

Category

history

Subjects

History, Sports, Anthropology

Rating

4.4 / 5 (167 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14