"It's Not a Farewell, It's a 'Welcome Back'"
Damian Lillard's re-introduction with the Trail Blazers couldn't have gone much better.
"It's Not a Farewell, It's a 'Welcome Back'"
Damian Lillard's re-introduction with the Trail Blazers couldn't have gone much better.
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📍PORTLAND, Ore. — The moment that got me wasn’t when Damian Lillard stepped on the court with the rest of the Trail Blazers to warm up before a home game at Moda Center for the first time in 1,313 days.
It wasn’t the crowd’s response to the player introductions, which were as deafening as you’d expect.
It wasn’t even the first three-pointer he made a little over three minutes into the game, the 2,388th one he’s made as a Blazer.