Portland Tribune Columnist Kerry Eggers penned a book about the Portland Trail Blazers’ infamous “Jail Blazers” era this fall. An excerpt from the story has been published at SI’s The Crossover. It details memories from flight attendant Stephanie Smith-Leckness, who worked with the Blazers and owner Paul Allen during the 2000’s. The article covers several familiar players and coaches, including Rasheed Wallace, Scottie Pippen, Shawn Kemp, and Greg Anthony.
Smith-Leckness reserves her most strident comments for one of the least-likable Blazers of the period, Isiah “J.R.” Rider:
“Some of the players were horrible,” she says.