Portland Trail Blazers forward Trevor Ariza — who opted out of the NBA restart back in June — watched Portland’s Game 4 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers with ESPN’s Jackie MacMullan, discussing everything from his decision to sit out to how the Blazers look.
Ariza decided to sit out the restart when he had the opportunity to spend 30 days of visitation with his oldest son, Tahj. Ariza said the decision was a difficult one where he expected backlash, but instead he felt more support than anything.