In times like these where the COVID-19 pandemic has dominated our lives and the world feels like it’s constantly on fire, it’s the little victories that matter. When it comes to the NBA, and the Portland Trail Blazers, one of those small wins has been watching Rodney Hood play basketball again for the first time in over a year.
Hood’s Achilles tear last December was a huge blow to a Portland team facing a dearth of competent wings. Suddenly, the Blazers found themselves scrambling to find ways to fill the hole that Hood left. Some things helped ease that burden, with the emergence of Gary Trent Jr.