Things to check out around Moda Center?

Moda Center is a venue in or near Portland that is most often used for Basketball

You will definitely want to check out a restaurant at the very least. There is not much else around really. You can schedule a group tour of certain facilities; that's an option. Other than that, enjoy some food, drinks, and the event. However, downtown is not far at all (less than a mile walk across the bridge or a quick bus ride away) and neither are other parts of NE Portland with other activities available such as galleries and shops. With Portland, it's really just a bus ride away.

Definitely museums so you can observe some true artifacts. And look around for why they used to call it the Rose garden before The Moda Center.