Fansided

Every NBA team’s most famous fan

By Dylan Hughes

LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 06: American actor Jack Nicholson attends the game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Minnesota Timberwolves with his son Ray Nicholson at Staples Center on April 6, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 06: American actor Jack Nicholson attends the game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Minnesota Timberwolves with his son Ray Nicholson at Staples Center on April 6, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images) /
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NEW YORK – OCTOBER 30: Tracy Morgan and Elizabeth Banks attend the Trail Blazers vs NY Knicks Game at Madison Square Garden on October 30, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by James Devaney/WireImage)
NEW YORK – OCTOBER 30: Tracy Morgan and Elizabeth Banks attend the Trail Blazers vs NY Knicks Game at Madison Square Garden on October 30, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by James Devaney/WireImage) /

Portland Trail Blazers — Elizabeth Banks

Before talking about Elizabeth Banks and her fandom of the Portland Trail Blazers, we must talk about her husband — Max Handelman. Handelman is a diehard Blazers fan that used to write for a blog called “Beyond Bowie.”

Banks and Handelman dated in college and married in 2003. They have been together long enough for Banks to pick up some of her husband’s Blazers fandom.

In 2011, Banks admitted that she wasn’t a huge NBA fan like her spouse but did love Allen Iverson back in his day. She also said she could listen to Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith all day.

Like Banks said, she isn’t a huge fan, but she has made time for Blazers games over the years — whether it be in Portland, New York, or elsewhere.

It is a little disappointing that the Blazers don’t have many more notable celebrity fans. Portland is a nice city and the Blazers have had successful teams over the years. With a roster headline by Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum, there is a lot of fun to be had on the sidelines of the Moda Center.

There aren’t too many celebrities from Portland, though, and definitely not any bigger than Banks. So maybe I’m just grasping for straws here.

Still, it would be nice for some big celeb to pick up a Blazers fandom. After all, every team deserves someone famous on the sidelines as much as possible. That’s what’s going to keep the players motivated!

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