PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — The Portland Trail Blazers have their NBA season home opener Wednesday night hosting the Phoenix Suns, and you can catch all the action on KUNP 2.2!
Tip-off at the Moda Center is at 7 p.m.
Stay tuned after the game or head to our YouTube channel for a brand new season of Rip City Wrap-Up, where we’ll have highlights, analysis, special moments, and the season outlook. Joe Simons returns, and will be joined by Blazers beat reporter Casey Holdahl. KATU Sports Director Guillermo Motta will also be there on episodes to help weigh in on the games.
KATU News is your home of the Blazers, and you can catch almost every game live on our secondary channel, KUNP 2.2
Wednesday also marks Damian Lillard’s return to Portland for the regular season as he works his way back from an injury in 2025.
The Blazers also enter the season with a new coach, Micah Nori, and a changed roster that includes point guard Ja Morant.
As the excitement builds, questions remain about the team’s long-term future in Portland amid a continued search to secure funding for a Moda Center renovation.
City council will soon vote to appoint three people to oversee the renovation project; City Administrator Raymond Lee, Building Official Natalie Didion, and Deputy Budget Director Brian Connell. The city vote would not commit any funding.
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Multnomah County joined the oversight effort earlier this month.
If a long-term agreement is reached, the city and county would take final funding votes later this year.
Rip City Wrap Up after Portland Trail Blazers games on KUNP