{"id":146223,"date":"2024-02-01T10:22:36","date_gmt":"2024-02-01T10:22:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/02\/01\/damian-lillard-suffers-loss-on-return-to-portland\/"},"modified":"2024-02-01T10:22:36","modified_gmt":"2024-02-01T10:22:36","slug":"damian-lillard-suffers-loss-on-return-to-portland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/02\/01\/damian-lillard-suffers-loss-on-return-to-portland\/","title":{"rendered":"Damian Lillard suffers loss on return to Portland \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>As Damian Lillard walked into Portland\u2019s Moda Center on Wednesday evening for the first time as a member of the Milwaukee Bucks, he instinctually headed toward the home locker room.<\/p>\n<p>That was the same route he\u2019d taken for 11 years as a member of the Trail Blazers, and he would say later that he still doesn\u2019t feel like a visitor returning to this city.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI really didn\u2019t know where to go,\u201d Lillard said during a pregame news conference. \u201cI\u2019d never been in the visitors locker room until today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday marked Lillard\u2019s first game in Portland since he was traded to Milwaukee in October. He was greeted with a one-minute standing ovation when his name was announced during pregame introductions.<\/p>\n<p>The Blazers did their part to spoil the homecoming, however, hanging on for a 119-116 win over the Bucks, as Lillard finished with 25 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" id=\"attachment_579804\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Lillard-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-579804\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lillard Photo Courtesy: Phot2Hourston<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Lillard arrived in Portland ahead of the Bucks after Monday\u2019s game. He still has family here and said he was eager to sleep in his own bed and host a birthday party for his twins, Kali and Kalii.<\/p>\n<p>The Blazers, who drafted Lillard with the No. 6 pick in 2012, welcomed him back with two tribute videos in the first quarter \u2014 one highlighting his on-court accomplishments and iconic moments, the other his impact off the court and in the Portland community.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" id=\"attachment_579805\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Lillard-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-579805\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lillard Photo Courtesy: Phot2Hourston<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Lillard got a call from Pelicans guard CJ McCollum, another former Blazer, on the way to shootaround Wednesday morning, telling him to embrace the emotions of the night.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" id=\"attachment_579803\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Henderson.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-579803\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lillard Photo Courtesy: Phot2Hourston<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Lillard did request a trade from Portland at the start of the summer, which he acknowledges led to contention between him and the organization before his exit. He said he still has not spoken to Blazers general manager Joe Cronin since the trade.<\/p>\n<p>But Lillard said he still keeps tabs on the Blazers, mainly checking in on guard Anfernee Simons, who he considers like a brother.<\/p>\n<p>However, Lillard did not look to this game for any kind of closure or catharsis.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong>\u00a0ESPN<\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As Damian Lillard walked into Portland\u2019s Moda Center on Wednesday evening for the first time as a member of the Milwaukee Bucks, he instinctually headed toward the home locker room. 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