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In our first episode of #SoopsandHoops, Tim Brown, a sports editor at The Oregonian, sits down with Oregonian food critic Michael Russell, to get recs on the best places to eat near the Moda before a Blazers game. Russell also dishes on the dining scene in the NBA and where he’s spotted Blazers eating around town. All over a steaming bowl of Vietnamese noodle soup at Ha VL, one of Portland’s top-ranked soup spots.

About the series:

Soops and Hoops is a new video series where Tim Brown, a sports editor at The Oregonian, sits down with guests from the basketball world and talks hoops over a steaming hot bowl of soup (or as we call it – ‘soop’ – because that’s way cooler).

🏀 Hoops: Each guest brings insights on everything from Blazers fandom, basketball trends, sneaker culture and more.

🍲 Soops: Because basketball season is the perfect time to warm up with soup. And Portland has some of the best ramen, pho (and more) around.

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