Blazers, Portland Officials Have 'Significant' Distance In Using Public Funds To Renovate Moda Center

Portland Trail Blazers officials met with Portland city councilors to discuss the possibility of committing public funds to renovate the Moda Center on Thursday. There remains a "significant" distance between the two sides on whether the city will fund $573 million to update the area in exchange for a 20-year lease that keeps the Blazers in Portland. "Today was a show from the Blazers that they are serious about coming to the table,'' Portland city council president Jamie Dunphy said. "I don't...