Jay Allen

[Jay Allen @PDXjay]

@melancholorful I worked for the organization for 22 years. There were multiple rounds of layoffs similar to this. July 2003 they laid off 88 people. In 2020 approx. 40 were cut. Sad, but an unfortunate reality in the corporate/business world. Unfortunately, sports franchises are not immune.

[Jay Allen @PDXjay]

Hate to say it but these types of things happened when the Vulcans were in charge too. On multiple occasions.

[Sean Highkin @highkin]

Talked to one person who survived the cuts today who said it feels like they just looked at a spreadsheet of salaries and cut the highest ones without any regard for what anyone does and how important they are.

[Jay Allen @PDXjay]

@Brett80943089 Yes, that's unfortunately true. Sad when good, hardworking people are affected.

[Jay Allen @PDXjay]

Tom Dundon doesn't understand why Thunder fans all dress the same at home games.

[Jay Allen @PDXjay]

@Jerichoblaz06 @NBA I'm getting to him. Although he played in way more games this season.

[Jay Allen @PDXjay]

One of the biggest questions coming out of this #Blazers #Spurs playoff series is...how in the world is Mason Plumlee still in the @NBA???

[Jay Allen @PDXjay]

@ChadinRipCity @highkin @RipCityRadio620 Early in my career, I was a studio producer at a Sonics radio affiliate when Kevin Calabro and Marques Johnson were the broadcasters. As great as they were, it just didn't translate well to radio for the exact reasons you and Sean laid out. Dundon should avoid this at all costs!

[Jay Allen @PDXjay]

@ChadinRipCity @highkin @RipCityRadio620 This would be a major blunder. The NBA has frowned on simulcasts and in the past 20 years strongly encouraged teams to move away from them.

[Jay Allen @PDXjay]

@BenGolliver @washingtonpost @PostSports Sorry, Ben; you're good at what you do, and more importantly, you're one of the good guys. I have no doubt you'll land on your feet.

[Jay Allen @PDXjay]

Congratulations, @travisdemers! One of the hardest-working announcers in the biz. And more importantly, he's a good guy. Keep up the great work, Trav.

[Portland Trail Blazers @trailblazers]

Congrats to our very own @travisdemers for winning Oregon Sportscaster of the Year 👏

[Jay Allen @PDXjay]

@tracegallagher LA Times has a statement from a family spokesperson confirming deaths of Rob and Michele Reiner: Rob Reiner, Michele Singer Reiner dead in homicide at Brentwood home - Los Angeles Times https://t.co/IWF1my4Cv0

[Jeff Passan @JeffPassan]

BREAKING: First baseman Josh Naylor and the Seattle Mariners are finalizing a five-year contract, sources familiar with the deal tell ESPN. The first major free agent to sign this winter goes back to Seattle, where he was beloved after joining the Mariners in a deadline trade.

[Jay Allen @PDXjay]

@RyanDivish Go Ducks!

[Jay Allen @PDXjay]

@juliajogo They should seriously consider it. They've had fewer than ten seasons in the last 40 years where they've been relevant as a program. It's a losing proposition in more ways than one. What an embarrassment.

[Jay Allen @PDXjay]

'Bout time for the Beavs to shut down their football program. What an absolute embarrassment.

[Jay Allen @PDXjay]

Game 7 is inebriated.

[Jay Allen @PDXjay]

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[Dan Wetzel @DanWetzel]

Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups has been charged in an illegal poker operation tied to the Mafia, sources told @AaronKatersky of ABC News.

Billups' case is "separate but related to the illegal gambling case" involving Miami player Terry Rosier, who was"among six people charged with turning professional basketball into a criminal gambling operation by using inside information to place unlawful wagers."

https://t.co/2IgzFoAsNI

[Jay Allen @PDXjay]

Oh my...

[Shams Charania @ShamsCharania]

Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups has been arrested by the FBI for alleged illegal gambling, sources tell ESPN.

[Curtis Crabtree @Curtis_Crabtree]

Cal Raleigh: “I hate to use the word failure, but it’s a failure. That’s what we expected was to get to a World Series and win a World Series. That’s what the bar is and the standard is.”

[Jay Allen @PDXjay]

Apparently the #Seahawks are playing tonight. Just a rumor. Unconfirmed.

[KING 5 Sports @KING5Sports]

Charbonnet 1-yd TD. Seahawks 7, Texans 0. 7:28 1st Qtr.