Trail Blazers hire Chauncey Billups as coach despite backlash over 1997 sexual assault allegation

Meanwhile, multiple local media outlets objected to hiring Billups over the weekend. John Canzano, a columnist for the Oregonian, wrote that it “sends a terrible message, particularly to the women in our state.” Blazer’s Edge, a fan website affiliated with SB Nation, published a story with reactions from five women who pushed back against the potential hire.