PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Damian Lillard is back where he started. Lillard signed a three-year deal worth $42 million to return to the Portland Trail Blazers, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Thursday, July 17. The person spoke to the AP on the condition of anonymity...
Myles Turner is about to become teammates with Giannis Antetokounmpo. Damian Lillard now has the chance to pick his next spot. And just like that, the first full day of NBA free agency brought big surprises Tuesday, July 1Q. Turner — the longtime stalwart for the Indiana Pacers — agreed to a...
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Kevin Durant and Tyrese Haliburton entered their respective NBA Finals elimination games with strained right calves. Each wound up leaving early with torn right Achilles tendons. Durant, a perennial All-Star and the league 's 2014 MVP, missed the whole next season as he...
DALLAS (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 29 points, nine rebounds and nine assists, Damian Lillard scored 28 and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Dallas Mavericks 132-117 on Saturday night, March 1. Milwaukee Bucks guard Damian Lillard shoots as Dallas Mavericks' Dante Exum defends in the first...
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jaren Barajas shoots on his backyard hoop maybe once a month these days. He's a busy 18-year-old college student now, so basketball has taken a backburner to academics. All-Star shooting contest winner Jaren Barajas, an 18-year-old college freshman from Oakley, right, poses...
OAKLAND, California (AP) — Damian Lillard pulled into Oakland High School and all the memories began flooding back. There was the pool, where he took swimming for his final period of the day as a senior. The theater, where he'd go whenever an event was happening just to get out of class. The path...
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Damian Lillard scored a season-high 43 points to go along with eight assists and seven rebounds, and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Philadelphia 76ers, 135-127, on Sunday, Feb. 9. Milwaukee Bucks' Damian Lillard (0) shoots against the Philadelphia 76ers during the second half of an...
MIAMI (AP) — Damian Lillard scored 37 points and handed out 12 assists, and the Milwaukee Bucks wasted a 22-point second-half lead before beating the Miami Heat, 106-103, in an NBA Cup game on Tuesday night, Nov. 26. Milwaukee Bucks guard Damian Lillard (0) shoots over Miami Heat forward Duncan...
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Damian Lillard scored 34 points, Giannis Antetokounmpo had 31 points and 16 rebounds and the Milwaukee Bucks snapped a six-game skid, beating the Utah Jazz, 123-100, on Thursday night, Nov. 7. Milwaukee Bucks' Damian Lillard shoots past Utah Jazz's Drew Eubanks during the first...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- Damian Lillard scored 13 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter and came up with two late steals as the Milwaukee Bucks bounced back from a loss to NBA leaders Boston with a 115-108 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday, March 21. Damian Lillard of the Milwaukee Bucks...
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- Damian Lillard delivered with teammate Giannis Antetokounmpo out due to a hamstring injury, scoring 31 points and distributing 16 assists in Milwaukee's 140-129 NBA triumph over Phoenix on Sunday, March 17. Damian Lillard of the Milwaukee Bucks dribbles the ball against...
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- Damian Lillard scored 39 points to lead a record scoring performance by the Eastern Conference in a 211-186 rout of the Western Conference in Sunday's 73rd NBA All-Star Game. Damian Lillard #0 of the Milwaukee Bucks poses for a photo with the Kobe Bryant All-Star MVP trophy...
