Today's basketball trivia question
 

My office is located across the street from the insurance office occupied by former Portland Trailblazer Michael Harper. Harper is the answer to a basketball trivia question having to do with the Blazers. Any guesses? :confused:

You can tell it's slow here at work today.

Ok I know the answer. I'll put it in the form of a question:

Which Portland Trailblazer has NOT been arrested

Name the only Blazer to not have been arrested or incarcerated?

Dang it, Frank - you type faster than me!

:D

Good guess, but wrong. BTW - last time I checked, Geoff Petrie hadn't been arrested.

Context clues?

Name the Portland Trailblazer whose office is next to yours?

Other than that, Frank and M&M took my question.

Think numbers. :)

How many times have Trailblazer players been arrested?

Ok, I know I'm no help. I'm going home to have fried twinkies for dinner, and harken back to a simpler time.

would it have anything to do with his being drafted from a D3 school that won 3 straight national titles?

As your date?

That's just wrong, I don't care what Bob says.

You guys are sick.

Sick, I tell ya.

No, he fries them *after* the date.

As my daughter would say, "That's just wrong!!":D

Who is the former Trailsblazer who is the current Varsity Coach at Riverdale HS?

And the school isn't that far from his office. I guess the insurance business must be slow. ;)

BTW Cameron - what's a "Trailsblazer"? :confused:


Oh yeah - that's not the answer to the trivia question.

OK guys, I've teased you long enough
 

Since the question is somewhat obscure, here's the answer. Michael Harper is the former Trailblazer who wore Bill Walton's number (32) from the time Walton did until the number was retired. Believe me, no one confused Harper with Walton, however.

BTW - I bought a Harper game-worn jersey he donated to an auction to benefit the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry and gave the jersey to my son, who was 12 at the time. The following year, we attended a Blazer alumni team charity game at our local HS and my son wore the jersey. Harper was playing and saw my son in the stands with the jersey on. He pulled him out of the stands and had him shoot two free throws that he was about to shoot.

That's a great memory for both of us. :)

....yeah he....he shot 2 free throws...that's it...and he made them both and won the big game and now he's...he's got his own wing in the NBA HOF...that's it...yeah...right next to the Jon Deibler Wing!

That's it.

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Peace be with him.

Who is he the first Anglican priest to play in the NBA.

Michael Claude Harper (b. 1931) is a former Anglican priest in the Church of England - from wikipedia.

Actually, Josh did make both free throws. Michael said the team should sign him up. For a minute, Josh looked like he thought Michael was serious! :D

Piece on him.