An important bit of Trail Blazers information leaked out with almost nobody around last week. General manager Rich Cho was returning from Europe. Coach Nate McMillan was in Chicago. Players were scattered everywhere.

According to a well-placed source in the Blazers organization, an irritated Cho pushed for a suspension of three-time All-Star Brandon Roy forcomments the guard made after Game 2 of Portland's eventual first-round playoff series loss to Dallas.

Roy told The Oregonian on April 1 after playing just eight minutes: "There was a point in the first half, and I was thinking 'You better not cry.'

"I mean, serious. I mean, there was a moment where I felt really sorry for myself. Then I was like, nah, you can't be sorry for yourself. I'm a grown man, but there was a moment there that I felt sorry for myself. Especially when I think I can still help."

The first-year general manager had already warned Roy about pleading his case through the media after an early season swipe at teammate Andre Miller.