PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) When Edniesha Curry first found out new Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups was interested in talking with her, she was skeptical. After all, the California-born Curry was a longtime Lakers fan who rued when Billups and the Detroit Pistons beat Los Angeles in the 2004 NBA Finals.
Curry, who was an assistant coach with the Maine men's basketball program for the 2018-19 season, is part of head coach Chauncey Billups staff in Portland