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    Trail Blazers Post Photos After Team Evacuated from Hotel Because of Tornado

    Timothy Rapp@@TRappaRTFeatured Columnist IVMay 3, 2021

    MEMPHIS, TN - APRIL 28: The Portland Trail Blazers huddle up during the game against the Memphis Grizzlies on April 28, 2021 at FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee. 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. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2021 NBAE (Photo by Joe Murphy/NBAE via Getty Images)
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    The Portland Trail Blazers arrived in Atlanta for a matchup Monday night with the Hawks only to be greeted by a tornado in the area. 

    Per the team and center Jusuf Nurkic, the Blazers had to be evacuated after a tornado touched down in the Atlanta region:

    Jusuf Nurkić @bosnianbeast27

    That’s what I’m talking people 🌪 https://t.co/bbKMhzFRax

    The tornado warning lasted from 10:30 a.m. ET to 11:15 a.m. ET, according to Jackson Dill and Haley Brink of CNN.com. 

    Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms shared several images of the damage caused by the tornado in the area:

    Keisha Lance Bottoms @KeishaBottoms

    Trees down throughout my neighborhood in SW Atlanta. Please be careful Atlanta. pic.twitter.com/qpxqy4C6LG

    Keisha Lance Bottoms @KeishaBottoms

    Thankfully, no one was injured. pic.twitter.com/kXAvEdIhXk

    Keisha Lance Bottoms @KeishaBottoms

    Just spoke with a neighbor who says he saw the funnel cloud come through. pic.twitter.com/LSNAnzGoM8

    As for Monday's game between the Hawks and Trail Blazers, all indications are that it will go ahead as scheduled.