The Portland Trail Blazers have a secret weapon in their battle against the 82-game NBA regular season marathon: coffee. Today Baxter Holmes of ESPN penned an extensive article on the team’s love affair with java, and the pressure that comes with serving the coveted beverage to some of the most demanding clientele possible.
Holmes suggests that the Blazers need their fix because of the grueling schedule, if nothing else:
[O]ver the past 10 full seasons across the four major North American pro sports, no team has traveled as far as the Trail Blazers.