After finishing their game in Brooklyn, the Memphis Grizzlies wasted no time heading for Portland.
This season, the Grizzlies had not played back-to-backs as frequently as they had in previous years, but they had an especially large number of consecutive road games.
Having just played the Nets in New York, they immediately had to turn around and head for Oregon.
Grizzlies vs. Trail Blazers, first in the West versus third in the West. A matchup like this naturally drew the attention of plenty of fans and media outlets.
Although the Trail Blazers' streak of seasons with fewer than ten losses had been broken, they remained one of the strongest teams in the Western Conference.
There were not many teams capable of causing the Grizzlies trouble, and the Trail Blazers were considered one of them.
A crowd had packed the area outside Portland International Airport. Wherever the Grizzlies players went, they stirred up quite a commotion.
The moment the Grizzlies players appeared, camera flashes erupted outside the airport.
Though the Grizzlies had only just finished a game against the Nets, they seemed to be in fairly good spirits.
Iguodala, Jimmy Butler, Conley, Gasol Jr., Tobias Harris, Tony Allen, Vince Carter, Dellavedova, and the others appeared one by one and boarded the team bus.
The reporters still kept their cameras trained on the airport exit. Two major figures from the Grizzlies had yet to appear!
But in the end, aside from head coach Dave Joerger, no one else came out.
Following yesterday evening's press conference, the reporters were once again completely baffled.
Why were Link and Randolph missing again!?
Skipping the press conference was one thing—were they seriously not even coming to play?
"Wait, Coach Dave, where are Link and Randolph!?"
The reporters immediately surrounded Joerger so tightly that not even water