Trivia with Greg Oden & the Portland Trail Blazers
Today, when you go to watch the magic of the Portland Trail Blazers, or to enjoy Greg Oden, Jerryd Bayless, Rudy Fernandez and many others, you may not think about all of the interesting trivia behind the team. But, there is certainly a lot of it, and true fans know their stuff. Here’s a quick rundown of important trivia for the Portland Trail Blazers.
The Trail Blazers actually had a contest to come up with their nickname. They sifted through the 10,000 entries and decided to go with Trail Blazers to honor the pioneers who came along the Oregon Trail. Their logo is five red and silver lines that are curling into each other inside a slanted black rectangle. All of this has a silver outline. Their colors, of course, are black, red and silver and their mascot is the Blaze.
