{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_t5gti3mu5l5dnr4oqtfq","title":"Blazers’ Damian Lillard, Deni Avdija break silence on ownership’s Moda Center drama amid relocation fears","title_en":null,"outlets":1,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/blazers-damian-lillard-deni-avdija-break-silence-on-ownerships-moda-t5gti3mu5l","count":1,"items":[{"id":"n_t5gti3mu5l5dnr4oqtfq","seq":728868,"kind":"article","title":"Blazers’ Damian Lillard, Deni Avdija break silence on ownership’s Moda Center drama amid relocation fears","url":"https://clutchpoints.com/nba/portland-trail-blazers/blazers-news-damian-lillard-deni-avdija-moda-center-drama-relocation-fears","summary":"There has been plenty of talk about the Portland Trail Blazers potentially relocating to a new city under new owner Tom Dundon. The central issue remains the funding for renovation of the Moda Center as negotiations continue for a new lease, with the current one set to expire in October 2030. And while the franchise, […] The post Blazers’ Damian Lillard, Deni Avdija break silence on ownership’s Moda Center drama amid relocation fears appeared first on ClutchPoints .","published":"2026-09-29T16:22:18Z","seen":"2026-09-29T17:21:37Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"kite-clutchpoints-com-38a68c","name":"clutchpoints.com","domain":"clutchpoints.com","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q104844864","name":"ClutchPoints","type":"website","country":"US","designations":["website"]}},"via":"kite-clutchpoints-com-38a68c","topics":["nba","portland trail blazers","damian lillard","deni avdija"],"authors":["Rishabh Bhatnagar"],"entities":[{"id":"Q622308","name":"Damian Lillard","type":"person"},{"id":"Q42302125","name":"Deni Avdija","type":"person"}],"image":"https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Lillard-watches.jpg?crop=1&h=150&w=150","story":"st_t5gti3mu5l5dnr4oqtfq","category":"sport","category_p":0.3799999952316284,"sentiment":"neutral","tone":-0.17000000178813934,"political":0.10999999940395355}]}