Nicolas Batum heading to Portland (airport), per his Twitter account

Good times.

By Michael Rand Star Tribune

July 18, 2012 — 1:52pm

Tweets from late last night/early this morning from Nicolas Batum, which the Oregonian in Portland assumes means the Blazers are, indeed, going to match the Wolves' offer sheet for the restricted free agent:

Michael Rand is the Star Tribune's Digital Sports Senior Writer. In 20 years covering Minnesota sports at the Star Tribune, he has seen just about everything.

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