Paul Allen has died

[Ed O]

RIP, Mr. Allen. Thank you for financing some of my favorite days as a Trail Blazers fan.

 

[ripcityboy]

Paul Allen loved the Blazers and the local NW community. I hope the Blazers organization and PDX celebrate that fact.

 

[illmatic99]

Shall I start a separate thread regarding ownership issues? Feel like this one should be only about Paul.

 

[Natebishop3]

The Portland Diamond Project might be pivoting very quickly...

We need Phil Knight now more than ever!

 

[DollaBel]

This is kinda scary

 

[SwissBlazer]

Been in Rip City 2 times. I wouldn't have seen this fantastic place without him and his passion for the Blazers

Today is a very sad evening. RIP.

 

[andalusian]

RIP

 

[Stevenson]

Why would anyone want to buy this team and move it? Makes no sense. The Blazers are long-established and very popular in this community. Additionally, there are government and vendor contracts and leases in place.

And finally, and significantly, the NBA is very anti-moving if you hadn't noticed.

 

[Sedatedfork]

RIP. I wish we could have won a title while Paul was still alive.

 

[trailblazer18]

Terrible news. Loved Mr. Allen.

 

[Propagandist]

Fuck.

 

[SIeepwalker]

What the...

Just a few days ago I was reading a statement from him saying he believed he was going to beat his sickness... That's so sad

 

[handiman]

Damn, that was sudden.

There was a time where Paul Allen wasn't very popular in Portland, due to his Seattle "bias" and lack of 24/7 local presence. I hope that is 100% in the past and everyone remembers him for the steady ownership influence and widespread philanthropy.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

RIP

 

[THE HCP]

 

[barfo]

Sucks.

barfo

 

[Wheels]

Sad to hear. Thoughts with him and his family

 

[Boob-No-More]

I'm so sad and sorry that the Blazers never won a championship while he owned the team. In spite of his vast wealth, when it came to the Blazers, he was one of us. He will be missed.

Today is a sad day to be a Portland Trail Blazer.

BNM

 

[Jon]

RIP Paul. this is a shocker.

i hope nobody sits in his seat all year. only his hat he wore.

 

[BoBoBREWSKI]

Wow. I'm shocked.
Can't thank that guy enough for all he's done for my Trail Blazers and Seahawks. Without a doubt one of the best owners in professional sports. And he's done so much for the world, like trying to save endangered animals and fight against poaching in Africa for example. He's given so much $$ and resources to a lot of stuff that most people dont even know about.

 

[julius]

RIP Paul. this is a shocker.

i hope nobody sits in his seat all year. only his hat he wore.

And they should have a light shining on it

 

[DDolla]

WOW R.I.P. Mr.Allen

 

[Portland2014]

This is so sad, he wasn't just an owner, he was a real fan of the team, you could see him in meaningless preseason games on the road just for the love of the game and to support the team.

He will certainly be missed.

 

[Pinwheel1]

Very sad for so many reasons. He was an extremely charitable human being.

All the money in the world is useless.......against cancer.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

RIP, Mr. Allen. Thank you for financing some of my favorite days as a Trail Blazers fan.

During your many years as a Trail Blazers fan

 

[Shaboid]

Damn that happened fast. Sad day.

 

[tester551]

RIP Paul. this is a shocker.

i hope nobody sits in his seat all year. only his hat he wore.

This is a fantastic idea. Can someone tweet it to the Blazers to see if they would actually do it?

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Think of it this way: if he was poorer he'd've died a long time ago. And you'd've never heard of him.

 

[Denny Crane]

One of the saddest days in sports and tech, period.

Paul Allen is going to be missed for years to come.

Go Blazers!

 

[Jade Falcon]

Just heard about this. Terrible news for his family and this team.

We have interesting times ahead, to be sure.

RIP Paul.