During his introductory press conference with the Portland Trail Blazers, former Bucks star Damian Lillard said he checked in with Aaron Rodgers on recovering from a torn Achilles.

Monday marked the return of Portland’s favorite son, as Lillard met with the media to discuss an earlier-than-anticipated homecoming. Last week, the nine-time All-Star announced he was returning to the Rose City two years after requesting a trade that took him 2,000 miles from the only NBA home he’d ever known.

Dwyane Wade gave his thoughts on how Damian Lillard will be remembered as a player after he returned to the Portland Trail Blazers.

When Damian Lillard felt his Achilles tendon snap in April, his first thought wasn’t of self-pity, as you might imagine. He didn’t ask, “Why me?” as others might have. “I think everybody else had more pity for me than I did,

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As Damian Lillard returns to the Portland Trail Blazers and is expected to miss much of the season while recovering from an Achilles injury, head coach Chauncey Billups plans to keep him busy in a bench role.

Damian Lillard came to a stoplight while driving home Saturday after signing a new contract with the Portland Trail Blazers at the team’s Tualatin facility, returning him to Rip City after a two-year absence.

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