All NBA Teams All NBA Teams Eastern Atlanta Boston Brooklyn Charlotte Chicago Cleveland Detroit Indiana Miami Milwaukee New York Orlando Philadelphia Toronto Washington Western Dallas Denver Golden State Houston LA Clippers LA Lakers Memphis Minnesota New Orleans Oklahoma City Phoenix Portland Sacramento San Antonio Utah Jason Quick: Blazers announce Lillard is out shares share tweet pin sms send email 5 years ago – via Twitter jwquick Jason Quick: Blazers announce Lillard is out More on Damian Lillard Injury 5 years ago – via Twitter BlazerFreeman Joe Freeman: Damian Lillard is OUT tonight vs the 76ers with his right hamstring ailment. It's the third game in a row he will miss. 5 years ago – via Twitter mikegrich Mike Richman: Blazers now adding Damian Lillard to the injury report after he was removed from it yesterday. He is listed as questionable to play tonight vs. Philly. 5 years ago – via Twitter mikegrich Mike Richman: Terry Stotts said Lillard did not practice on Tuesday and was limited at practice today. Regardless, Lillard is set to return to the lineup Thursday after missing the last two games. 5 years ago – via Twitter mikegrich Mike Richman: Damian Lillard went through practice today. Said it’s the most he’s done since injuring his hamstring. He’s a little sore but intends to play vs. Philly on Thursday. 5 years ago – via Twitter jwquick Jason Quick: Damian Lillard says his strained right hamstring is making “big progress.” Says he definitely will play in Blazers’ next game, Dec. 28 vs. Philadelphia 5 years ago – via Twitter BlazerFreeman Joe Freeman: Terry Stotts says Damian Lillard will "most likely" not play tomorrow when the Blazers visit the Lakers. But he will travel with the team to Los Angeles. 5 years ago – via Twitter ChrisBHaynes Chris Haynes: Portland All-Star guard Damian Lillard (hamstring strain), who is out tonight against Denver, also expected to miss Saturday’s game at Los Angeles Lakers as a precaution, league sources tell ESPN. The next game for Trail Blazers would be hosting Philadelphia Dec. 28. 5 years ago – via Twitter mikegrich Mike Richman: Blazers are now calling Damian Lillard’s injury a right hamstring strain. He has been ruled out for Friday’s game vs. Denver. 5 years ago – via Twitter BlazerFreeman Joe Freeman: Damian Lilard said he hurt himself when Pau Gasol, at full speed, collided into the back of his right knee. "I couldn't move," Lillard said, acknowledging he was basically a decoy down the stretch. 5 years ago – via Philadelphia Inquirer Despite the rolled ankle, noticeable discomfort, and around-the-clock treatment, Lillard seems determined to face the Sixers. Lillard, who did not participate in practice, said he is looking forward to the matchup. “I told y’all that yesterday,” Lillard said, referring to previously saying he planned on playing in Philadelphia. “I pretty much got babied last night so it was good…I feel good.” 5 years ago – via Twitter mikegrich Mike Richman: Damian Lillard didn't practice today due to his left ring finger injury. But he's not on the injury report and will play Monday vs. Denver. 5 years ago – via Twitter jwquick Jason Quick: Blazers report that Damian Lillard has a right ankle sprain, but list him as probable to play Tuesday at Dallas. 5 years ago – via Twitter ChrisBHaynes Chris Haynes: ESPN Sources: Portland guard Damian Lillard to return tonight against Los Angeles Lakers. Missed last five games with ankle sprain. 6 years ago – via NBA.com "It feels way better, I went through a full speed workout with no limitations," said Lillard after Saturday's practice in Minneapolis. "I would have did our stuff with the group where we did some defensive stuff against a shell, not really full contact. I would have did that but I didn’t want to get in the way of any of the guys that’s going to be playing, so I stayed out of that. I did the shooting stuff before we did that, I did my own little workout at the end for the last 20 minutes or so, full speed normal stuff. It felt pretty good. Some stuff, it didn't hurt but I wasn’t really comfortable with it. It wasn’t completely comfortable, so just going to keep working out and keep working that swelling out, that soreness out, trying to get back. I’m not going to rush it, at this point I might as well wait until completely ready to go." 6 years ago – via Twitter mikegrich Mike Richman: Damian Lillard went through what he called a "full workout" today after Blazers practice. He's still day to day & doubtful for Sun vs Wolves 6 years ago – via Twitter kerryeggers Kerry Eggers: ‘@DamianLillard_0 (ankle) hopes to return Friday vs. Spurs, "but we’ll have to see. (The ankle) feels better, but it’s day to day.” 6 years ago – via Twitter ChrisBHaynes Chris Haynes: Portland guard Damian Lillard to miss his second consecutive contest tonight against Sacramento with ankle sprain, league sources tell ESPN. 6 years ago – via Twitter ChrisBHaynes Chris Haynes: Portland guard Damian Lillard underwent X-Ray on left ankle and results negative, league sources tell ESPN. Day-to-day with ankle sprain. 6 years ago – via Oregonian Yes, things moved from bad to worse Friday for the Blazers. The San Antonio Spurs rolled the Blazers 110-90 at the Moda Center, dealing them their fifth consecutive loss and ninth in the last 10 games. And on top of it all, the Blazers' best player limped away from the wreckage with a badly sprained left ankle. "I rolled it good, I know that for a fact," Lillard said. "I've just got to do all that I can so I can try to be ready for the next one." 6 years ago – via Twitter kerryeggers Kerry Eggers: Damian Lillard on no Olympics: “Last 3 months of season, I played w plantar fasciitis. I didn’t want to go into next season dealing with it. I was close to saying I’m going to go. But I didn’t want to go to Rio & come back to camp w my foot still bothering me" 6 years ago – via Twitter mikegrich Mike Richman: Damian Lillard said he's been doing hot yoga this summer. Along with swimming and other lower impact workouts to avoid stress on his heel. 6 years ago – via Twitter Nyquan: Really wanted to see @Dame_Lillard play for USA. - Damian Lillard: I want my foot 100% more though... But Thanks 6 years ago – via Twitter ShamsCharania Shams Charania: Vertical Sources: Portland star Damian Lillard won't play in 2016 Olympics with Team USA as he continues to rehab plantar fasciitis injury. 6 years ago – via Twitter blazerbanter Erik Gundersen: "He'll play." -- Terry Stotts confirming Damian Lillard will play tonight vs. Memphis. 7 years ago – via Columbian As of right now, Lillard doesn’t sound like he’s still fully comfortable. Stiffness in the foot, after nearly two weeks of stretching and massages to get the foot right, and conditioning, more than soreness, are his main concerns. “I’m building my wind back,” Lillard said. “It’s just a little bit of stiffness because I haven’t made certain movements. For five years now I’ve been constantly doing this stuff every day. But two weeks of just stretches, massages and stuff like that. If I get back there it’s going to be a little stiff.” 7 years ago – via Columbian Lillard said that he also worked out hard on the foot in a New Year’s evening workout with assistant coach David Vanterpool and guard Tim Frazier. “I’ve been working out hard on the court for a couple of days,” Lillard said. “Last night I came in and worked out hard on it. This is the second time I’ve practiced even though (this one had) more contact. It’s more about being on the floor. I haven’t played in almost two weeks now. I’m not just going to get out there a few times and bring something to the game.” 7 years ago – via Oregonian At this point, Lillard said, he's more concerned with regaining his playing stamina, which has taken a hit during his 11-day absence. Lillard said he will evaluate how his foot responds Sunday morning, test it during a morning shootaround and then make a pregame decision about whether he'll play when the Blazers visit the Denver Nuggets at 6 p.m. He said he would prefer not to be on a minutes-restriction whenever he returns and coach Terry Stotts said that will be decided by Lillard and the Blazers' medical staff. Could Lillard have played Thursday, when the Blazers lost to Utah? Probably. But he wants to make sure when he returns, he returns for good. "Once I'm back, I'm back," he said. 7 years ago – via Twitter ChrisBHaynes Chris Haynes: #Blazers G Damian Lillard (plantar fasciitis) will miss fifth straight game when his team takes on Nuggets tonight, league sources says. 7 years ago – via Columbian After missing the last four games and possibly more, Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard has a new nickname. “Coach Lillard, that’s what they call me now,” Lillard said following Tuesday’s practice where the two-time All-Star said he participated in some “live” drills but was still not a full participant. Whether Lillard has to embrace the suit and chatting up referees during timeouts instead of throughout the entire game is still an uncertain matter. The pain from an ongoing battle with plantar fasciitis is gone in his left foot, but Lillard is still waiting for the comfort to return. “It’s just a little bit stiff,” Lillard said after running on the left foot. “I haven’t played on it. I have been so busy trying to take care of it and do the right stuff that it’s a little bit stiff.” 7 years ago – via Oregonian After allowing a more battled-tested team to steal another winnable game away from them, this was the scene in the Blazers' locker room afterward: All-Star Damian Lillard limped around in noticeable pain with a bout of plantar fasciitis in his left heel. Injuries, Uncategorized Injuries, Damian Lillard, Portland Trail Blazers Storyline: Damian Lillard Injury shares share tweet pin sms send email
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