Damian Lillard’s return to the Portland Trail Blazers was one of the biggest stories of the NBA offseason. In a recent interview with The Sideline with Andy Katz, the nine-time All-Star shared his excitement about returning to Portland and discussed his rehab process following a torn Achilles.
“I’m not an overly expressive person, but I think in my adulthood, coming back here at this time—with the age of my kids, where the team is, how they’ve developed and grown over the last couple of years—being back where I spent the first 11 years of my career, this is one of the times where I feel extremely happy,” Lillard said. “Every day I wake up and I’m thankful. I’m waking up seeing my kids, taking them to school. I can just drive down to my mom’s house. I couldn’t be happier.”
