Hassan Whiteside bears blame, but Portland's problems run deep

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During halftime of a third straight Portland Trail Blazers defeat on Thursday, when Los Angeles Clippers center Ivica Zubac was outplaying Hassan Whiteside, “Inside the NBA” analysts Shaquille O'Neal and Charles Barkley lit into Portland's biggest offseason acquisition for his lethargic approach to the game. Asked about the exchange after the loss, Whiteside told reporters, “Man, I expect Shaq to diss. It says something about Whiteside that he thinks their remarks are rooted in a rap battle, especially after the Miami Heat's Pat Riley and Erik Spoelstra levied similar criticisms for years without laying down bars about Dame Dolla, but it does not tell the whole story of why the Blazers are struggling out of the gate.

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