Amara Baptist, the voice behind Trail Blazer’s twitter, joins the WHAT podcast to talk about being on the road.

On the latest WHAT podcast, Tara and Cassidy talk to Blazer’s Digital Content Manager Amara Baptist to find out more about being on the road. Pizza rolls. Fro-yo. Ugly photo vests. Bench reactions. Take a tour of the NBA Arenas with someone who has seen them all!

00:55 Icebreaker: what is your go-to game snack? Tip: Ice cream sandwiches on the 300 level are the best!3:38 How is the first season with the Trail Blazers going?5:25 What was the seven game road trip like? Really (really!) long. Good bonding experience.  6:20 Who does the travel planning?7:30 What are other NBA Arenas like? Are they all pretty much the same or do they have their own personalities?8:31 Looks forward to going to Toronto, Staples Center, Detroit’s new arena is beautiful, but she really judges an area on the quality of their wifi. 11:00 Which arenas have the best amenities? Amara stays very on-brand with praise for Little Caesars Arena, Barklay Center, Staple Center has a frozen yogurt/soft serve station at half time.  14:30 Are there any places that are tough to play in? Philadelphia was really tough on their own team.16:00 Where does media and team personnel sit? Best used to be Oklahoma City but they have moved media farther from the scorers table. Milwaukee seating is really far away.18:29 Usually sit with the NBC Sports Northwest people. Media has to wear photo vests, visiting teams don’t have to wear them.21:00 Close games are the most stressful.22:24 Favorite things to watch for for posting on social media? Bench reactions.23:34 What is the etiquette about saying “hi” to someone who is working at a game? 26:35 Coffee talk: This week’s recommendation is Cinder Cone from Never Coffee Lab.28:00 Check out Amara on social : @amarabaptist and @trailblazers plus, check out her podcast, Social On the Sidelines.

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