{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_ffa6iidu6uycbfk2eabq","title":"Trail Blazers Media Day: Deni Avdija Says Back is OK","title_en":null,"outlets":1,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/trail-blazers-media-day-deni-avdija-says-back-is-ok-ffa6iidu6u","count":1,"items":[{"id":"n_ffa6iidu6uycbfk2eabq","seq":501270,"kind":"article","title":"Trail Blazers Media Day: Deni Avdija Says Back is OK","url":"https://www.blazersedge.com/trail-blazers-news/116566/portland-trail-blazers-media-day-deni-avdija-injury-news-back-updates","summary":"No player is more important to the Portland Trail Blazers’ success in the 2026-27 season than Deni Avdija. The forward had a breakout season last year, averaging 24.2 points, 6.9 rebounds, and 6.7 assists per game, earning his first-ever NBA All-Star nomination. A back injury slowed Avdija in the latter parts of the season and […]","published":"2026-09-28T18:40:37Z","seen":"2026-09-28T18:57:52Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"kite-blazersedge-com-48fff8","name":"blazersedge.com","domain":"blazersedge.com"},"via":"kite-blazersedge-com-48fff8","topics":["nba","blazers news"],"authors":["Dave Deckard"],"entities":[{"id":"Q42302125","name":"Deni Avdija","type":"person"},{"id":"Q114503391","name":"Trail Blazers","type":"org"}],"mentions":2,"story":"st_ffa6iidu6uycbfk2eabq","category":"sport","category_p":0.75,"sentiment":"neutral","tone":0.17000000178813934,"political":0.10000000149011612}]}