Hooped Up

In Portland…they kinda like Rudy Fernandez.

“More than 100 fans welcomed Spanish guard Rudy Fernandez to the Trail Blazers upon his arrival in Portland with chants of “Rudy! Rudy! Rudy!”

“It was a good surprise,” Fernandez said. “When I arrived, I say, ‘OK, let’s go practice now. Let’s go.’ ”

The 6-foot-6 Olympian arrived at Portland International Airport and was whisked to the Rose Garden, where the Blazers held a news conference to introduce him.

Fernandez played for Spain in Beijing, scoring 22 points in the Olympic gold-medal game against the United States. The U.S. team won 118-107.”

San Francisco Chronicle