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Why Damian Lillard, Bucks face a bigger challenge than the Celtics

Why Damian Lillard, Bucks face a bigger challenge than the Celtics

Damian Lillard, in the midst of “the hardest transition of my life,” still faces his biggest on-court challenge yet. The 33-year-old veteran will be held responsible for the outcome of this Milwaukee Bucks season, for better or worse, whether or not he deserves it. That is what happens when a front office trades a core member of a recent championship roster for an eight-time All-Star. He is the face of change for them. Everything, as of now, points to the Bucks being worse than last season. At… Source link

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Draymond Green-Jordan Poole punch draws candid Damian Lillard take

Draymond Green-Jordan Poole punch draws candid Damian Lillard take

Dame has candid response to Draymond-Poole altercation originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea Like the rest of the NBA world, Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard has been watching the Warriors’ entire Draymond Green-Jordan Poole situation unfold from afar. And on Saturday, Lillard publicly weighed in on the altercation for the first time while speaking to reporters at practice. “It’s unfortunate,” Lillard said (h/t Sean Highkin). “When you spend as much time with your… Source link

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Damian Lillard closing in on 2-year, $122 million extension with Portland Trail Blazers

Damian Lillard closing in on 2-year, $122 million extension with Portland Trail Blazers

Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard is close to an agreement on a two-year, $122 million extension, league sources told Yahoo Sports. Lillard is coming off an injury-riddled season where he played in only 29 games, the fewest of his career. He averaged 24 points and 7.3 assists in 36.4 minutes per game last season. He underwent abdominal surgery for a lingering injury and was shut down as the Trail Blazers fell out of playoff contention. The six-time All-Star is still the Blazers’… Source link

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Damian Lillard makes recruiting pitch to Kevin Durant

Damian Lillard makes recruiting pitch to Kevin Durant

Damian Lillard needs a superstar running mate. Things aren’t going so great in Brooklyn. So Lillard’s taking his shot. The Trail Blazers sharp shooter make a not-so-subtle pitch on an Instagram story Saturday for Kevin Durant to come to Portland. Unless he possesses Photoshop skills on top of his basketball and hip-hop talents, it appears that he got some help. Lillard posted that image of himself standing alongside Durant in a Trail Blazers uniform sometime Saturday afternoon. By Saturday… Source link

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Damian Lillard on injury rehab, winning title in Portland

Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard spoke to Yahoo Sports in his first interview since it was announced he’d be sidelined for the remainder of the 2021-22 season to continue rehabbing from abdominal surgery he underwent in January. The six-time All-Star revealed how he feels physically, what he learned during the rehab process, why he believes we haven’t seen the best of him, what Portland needs to do in the critical offseason to contend for a title, his personal and collective… Source link

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Damian Lillard out 6-8 weeks, will have ab surgery

Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard will undergo surgery Thursday to address his abdomen injury and he will be reevaluated in six to eight weeks, league sources told Yahoo Sports. He saw two specialists this week — one in St. Louis and the other in Philadelphia — and both agreed this was the best course of action, sources said. Lillard returning to play this season will depend on his health and where the team sits in the standings, sources said. Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian… Source link

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Damian Lillard addresses Neil Olshey’s firing

Damian Lillard has been a member of the Portland Trail Blazers since 2012. During his 10 seasons in the NBA, Lillard has come to define the Portland franchise.  The Trail Blazers experienced a major upheaval Friday, firing general manager Neil Olshey after a monthlong investigation into allegations he created a toxic workplace.  Lillard was asked about the situation during a Reddit AMA session later Friday. Lillard took part in the event to represent Gatorade, who was responsible for posting… Source link

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Damian Lillard looked at Suns in decision to stay with Trail Blazers

 It was no secret that All-NBA guard Damian Lillard had some soul-searching to do after last season. The same injury-hit Denver Nuggets team that got swept by the Phoenix Suns in the second round of the playoffs got to that series by beating Lillard’s Portland Trail Blazers in six games. So for the Blazers star, losing meant asking the question: Was Portland doing everything to win a title? Should he leave? In an interview with Yahoo! Sports’ Chris Haynes,… Source link

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Yahoo article suggests Damian Lillard unhappy in Portland

It’s happening y’all…Damian Lillard is finally unhappy with how things are going in Portland and therefore is coming to the NY Knicks!!! (I wish) All jokes aside, per Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports, a writer who’s known to have a close relationship with Damian Lillard released a piece this afternoon stating the following: The enormous backlash from the Portland Trail Blazers’ process to hire a new coach and his concerns on whether a championship contender can be built have become… Source link

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