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			    <title>Portland Trail Blazers | NBA | Juiced Sports News</title> 
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			<title>Men report attack after snapping photo of Lillard (Yahoo! Sports)</title>
			<link>http://juicedsportsblog.com/sports-news/news/men-report-attack-after-snapping-photo-of-lillard-yahoo-sports</link>
			<description><![CDATA[SALEM, Ore. (AP) -- Two brothers allege that people standing near Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard assaulted them after one of the victims took a photo of the NBA Rookie of the Year.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 22:30:02 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Nate Tibbetts joins Blazers as assistant coach (Yahoo! Sports)</title>
			<link>http://juicedsportsblog.com/sports-news/news/nate-tibbetts-joins-blazers-as-assistant-coach-yahoo-sports</link>
			<description><![CDATA[PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Nate Tibbetts has joined the Portland Trail Blazers as an assistant coach.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 20:30:01 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>May 14, NBA Trivia: Portland Trail Blazers</title>
			<link>http://juicedsportsblog.com/sports-news/news/may-14-nba-trivia-portland-trail-blazers</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The best questions and answers about the NBA&#039;s west coast Blazers.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 01:00:03 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>The resolution of the Martell Webster dispute</title>
			<link>http://juicedsportsblog.com/sports-news/news/the-resolution-of-the-martell-webster-dispute</link>
			<description><![CDATA[On Thursday I wrote about the Timberwolves severing ties with David Kahn, who is generally treated as an NBA laughingstock. My big point: OK, he made some mistakes. But if he&#039;s so bad at his job, how come so many other teams have worse rosters?In 2010 Kahn said he wanted compensation from the Trail Blazers because they traded him Martell Webster with, he said, an improperly disclosed back injury. (Webster has since moved on to play for the Wizards.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 18:00:04 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Blazers PG Lillard unanimous Rookie winner</title>
			<link>http://juicedsportsblog.com/sports-news/news/blazers-pg-lillard-unanimous-rookie-winner</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard was unanimously voted the NBA&#039;s Rookie of the Year.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 20:30:02 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Damian Lillard is NBA Rookie of the Year (Yahoo! Sports)</title>
			<link>http://juicedsportsblog.com/sports-news/news/damian-lillard-is-nba-rookie-of-the-year-yahoo-sports</link>
			<description><![CDATA[PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard has been unanimously chosen the NBA&#039;s Rookie of the Year.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 20:30:02 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Papa John Tells Us He Never Got Shitfaced At A Strip Club With Bonzi Wells While Wearing A Shawn Kemp Jersey</title>
			<link>http://juicedsportsblog.com/sports-news/news/papa-john-tells-us-he-never-got-shitfaced-at-a-strip-club-with-bonzi-wells-while-wearing-a-shawn-kemp-jersey</link>
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It&#039;s time for another firsthand account of Papa John getting shitfaced. If you haven&#039;t already, please check out our previous coverage of Papa John getting shitfaced. There was the time he got all fucked up at a basketball game, the time he allegedly proved himself to be a huge lightweight, and the time he may have enjoyed a few drinks with some &quot;chicken heads.&quot; Today&#039;s story comes from reader Chester, and it is almost certainly too good to be true:

It was August 1999, I had just met up with another Ball State alum Bonzi Wells at an autograph signing in Portland.  I asked Bonzi if I could buy him a drink and he told me he’d be heading to Mary’s Club later that night.  Now at that time, there were two things that occupied 100% of my free time, Trail Blazers basketball and putting the girls from Mary’s through college.  I walked into the club and spotted Bonzi with a stack of singles that would make Adam Jones jealous.  Sitting next to Bonzi was John Schnatter wearing a Shawn Kemp jersey, eyes half open, huge lip in, repeating the phrase, “My neck, my back”, over and over again.  I walked over and reminded Bonzi of our brief conversation and repeated my offer to buy him a drink.  “Sit down, shut up and pour yourself a glass,” he said motioning to the bottle of champagne in the bucket on the table.  I followed his orders and went to cheers Mr. Schnatter, he slammed his glass into mine, causing me to spill on him, myself and spray Bonzi a little.  Needless to say I was told to move to another table immediately. 

Attempts to contact Bonzi Wells were unsuccessful:

@bonziwells Hey Bonzi, I&#039;m a reporter from Deadspin and would like to ask you a quick question. Can you follow me so I can DM you?
— Tom Ley (@ToLey88) April 10, 2013


@bonziwells Hi Bonzi, we&#039;d like to ask you a question for a story we&#039;re working on. Could you email ley@deadspin.com?
— Deadspin (@Deadspin) April 19, 2013
Attempts to contact Papa John, however, were more fruitful. After speaking to multiple employees from Papa John&#039;s public relations firm, I received the following statement from the firm&#039;s CEO, Mike Sitrick:

Per our discussion, I spoke with John Schnatter regarding the story you are preparing about him “hitting” a strip club with then-Portland Trailblazer Bonzi Wells back in 1999, spilling champagne on Mr. Wells and Mr. Wells then getting thrown out.  Mr. Schnatter says none of what you described happened.  The story is untrue.  Since you said you do not publish items that are untrue, we would expect that this false assertion will not be published. Please let me know if a decision to the contrary is made.

I must not be very good at relaying information over the phone. Also, I&#039;d like to point out that Mr. Sitrick did not confirm or deny whether Papa John owns a Shawn Kemp jersey.
Got a story about drinking with the Papa? Email us: tips@deadspin.com.
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			<pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 18:30:01 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Curry sets 3s mark; Warriors beat Blazers 99-88 (Yahoo! Sports)</title>
			<link>http://juicedsportsblog.com/sports-news/news/curry-sets-3s-mark-warriors-beat-blazers-9988-yahoo-sports</link>
			<description><![CDATA[PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Stephen Curry set a NBA single-season record for 3-pointers with 272 and the Golden State Warriors defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 99-88 on Wednesday in the season finale for both teams.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 01:30:01 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Warriors&#039; Curry sets new 3-point season record (Yahoo! Sports)</title>
			<link>http://juicedsportsblog.com/sports-news/news/warriors-curry-sets-new-3point-season-record-yahoo-sports</link>
			<description><![CDATA[PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Golden State&#039;s Stephen Curry set a record for 3-pointers in a season when he hit his 270th in the second quarter of the Warriors&#039; game Wednesday night against the Trail Blazers.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 01:00:04 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Warriors&#039; Curry sets 3-point season mark</title>
			<link>http://juicedsportsblog.com/sports-news/news/warriors-curry-sets-3point-season-mark</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Golden State&#039;s Stephen Curry set a record for 3-pointers in a season when he hit his 270th in the second quarter of the Warriors&#039; game Wednesday night against the Trail Blazers.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:00:03 EDT</pubDate>
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