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Let's look at the reaction from the respective teams fan bases, starting in Portland.

Things are looking good.

Things are rosy.

Universal celebration.

People are buying Milwaukee bucks jerseys, probably tickets to Deer Park. We all wanted to do right by dame as long as it was

right for the Blazers and guess what here it is and on top of that big fuck you to the heat fans

vast majority of Blazer fans are excited they have four reactions one relief it's over

whew it's over Blazer fans, it's done. We don't have to think

about this ever again. Genuine relief from Rip City that Portland was not bullied into taking

a bad deal and they no longer have to worry about Damien Lillard saying mean things about us

on Media Day. Two, appreciation for Joe Cronin.

He was put in a terrible position and somehow found a path so that all the people who

mattered actually became happy, moderately at least.

Three, of course, we're putting out memes, we're putting out tweets, appreciation posts.

Gratitude for Dame. He's the best. It was the best. It was the best a Blazer fan could ever hope for. Ten toes down. We're here a decade. Did everything that he could to win us a ring. I love Dame as a person. I love Dame as a player. He's the best Blazer in my mind to ever suit up. And I loved Arvita Sabonis. I loved, I loved Clyde Drexler. But boy, oh boy, were they not Dame? So many moments that he gave us. I infamously said that I don't want Dame to win a chip if he goes anywhere else. Really what I meant is I don't want a Dame to, I didn't want Dame to win a chip if he went

to Miami. That's really what I meant. That was just me being better about Miami.

I couldn't stomach the fact that Pat Riley would win because he always wins.

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