Blaze the Trail Cat
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Blaze the Trail Cat is the official mascot of the Portland Trail Blazers
of the National Basketball Association
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. According to the fictional biography, Blaze then came to Portland where he ended up at the Oregon Humane Society and was adopted for the Blazers by then-superstar Scottie Pippen
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Portland Trail Blazers
The Portland Trail Blazers, commonly known as the Blazers, are an American professional basketball team based in Portland, Oregon. They play in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . The Trail Blazers originally played their home games in the...
of the National Basketball Association
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
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History
The Trail Blazers introduced Blaze as their first mascot in 2002, giving him the fictional back story that he was a "unique mountain lion species" born in the Oregon CascadesCascade Range
The Cascade Range is a major mountain range of western North America, extending from southern British Columbia through Washington and Oregon to Northern California. It includes both non-volcanic mountains, such as the North Cascades, and the notable volcanoes known as the High Cascades...
. According to the fictional biography, Blaze then came to Portland where he ended up at the Oregon Humane Society and was adopted for the Blazers by then-superstar Scottie Pippen
Scottie Pippen
Scottie Maurice Pippen is a retired American professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association . He is most remembered for his time with the Chicago Bulls, with whom he was instrumental in six NBA Championships and their record 1995–96 season of 72 wins...
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