The Portland Trail Blazers have suited up 354 players since the inaugural season of the franchise in 1970. Few are more beloved than Jerome Kersey, the unheralded Longwood College graduate who worked his way into 11 seasons with the franchise, 17 total in the NBA.
This year, long-time Portland sportswriter Kerry Eggers completed the definitive biography of the fabled small forward, titled, “Jerome Kersey: Overcoming the Odds”. The 328-page treatment hits all the right notes to enchant Trail Blazers fans, instantly becoming a must-read in the small pantheon of books circling the franchise’s orbit.