A member of the Trail Blazers' public relations team shut down a question concerning the franchise's new head coach Chauncey Billups and the sexual assault allegation he faced in 1997.
Billups opened his introductory press conference by speaking on the rape allegation he faced in his rookie year.
"It's impacted every decision that I make, you know, it really has," Billups said. "It's shaped me in some unbelievable ways."
The Athletic's Jason Quick attempted to follow up on the statement, asking Billups to elaborate on what he meant when he said the incident shaped him in some unbelievable ways, but Portland's PR team instantly interjected as Billups was about to answer.