Portland Trail Blazers Get Stuck In Elevator Together For 30 Minutes

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Team bonding at its finest.

Whenever you're in a building with multiple floors, your biggest nightmare is most likely being trapped in an elevator. I mean, there is probably nothing worse than being trapped in a tight enclosure surrounded by people you either don't know. Thankfully for the Portland Trail Blazers, they were surrounded by teammates when they got trapped in an elevator on Tuesday. The team is in Boston for a game against the Celtics on Wednesday night and while practicing at Emerson College, Damian Lillard, Enes Kanter, Anfernee Simmons, Meyers Leonard, Evan Turner, Zach Collins, Rodney Hood, and Skal Labissière all got stuck in an elevator together.

Both Leonard and Kanter ended up posting videos of the incident to Twitter. While they were stuck in the elevator for 30 minutes, they were rescued and everyone was ultimately okay.

"No one was injured in the incident," Emerson College said in a statement according to ESPN. "The College apologizes for the disruption and hopes the team takes it easy on the Boston Celtics (Wednesday)."

While it probably sucked being trapped like that, the Trail Blazers hopefully used the incident as a chemistry-building exercise. The Trail Blazers are having a pretty successful season so far with a record of 37-23 which puts them fourth in the Western Conference.


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Alexander Cole is the current editor-in-chief of HotNewHipHop. He started at HotNewHipHop back in 2018 where he began as a Sports and Sneakers writer. It was here where he began to hone his craft, putting his journalism degree from Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec, to good use. Since that time, he has documented some of the biggest stories in the hip-hop world. From the Kendrick Lamar and Drake beef to the disturbing allegations against Diddy, Alex has helped HotNewHipHop navigate large-scale stories as they happen. In 2021, he went to the Bahamas for the Big 3's Championship Game. It was here where he got to interview legendary figures like Ice Cube, Clyde Drexler, and Stephen Jackson. He has also interviewed other superstar athletes such as Antonio Brown, Damian Lillard, and Paul Pierce. This is in addition to conversations with social media provocateurs like Jake Paul, and younger respected artists like Kaycyy, Lil Tecca, and Jeleel!
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