Damian Lillard Will Be Out For apos;a Brief Period apos; With A Calf Strain

Trail Blazers All-Star guard Damian Lillard has a right calf strain and will be sidelined for a "brief period," The Athletic reported Sunday.
He left the third quarter of Portland's 118-113 home loss to the Jazz on Saturday after scoring 13 points in 27 minutes, despite 2-of-14 shooting.

He added seven assists. He did not return.
The Athletic said the team and Lillard will be "extremely cautious" with the injury and will take however much time he needs before returning to action.
Portland will be without star point guard Damian Lillard after he suffered a calf strain
The multiple-time All-Star helped lead the Trail Blazers to 3rd place in the Western Conference
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He left the team's game against the Miami Heat on Oct. 26 with a right calf strain and missed four games. The Athletic report said this injury is in a different location from the previous strain.

Lillard is averaging 26.3 points, 4.3 rebounds and 7.0 assists in 11 games this season. He was limited to just 29 games in 2021-22 because of an abdominal injury.
The 32-year-old has career averages of 24.7 points, 4.2 rebounds and 6.7 assists in 722 games, all with Portland.

The Trail Blazers selected him with the No. 6 overall pick in the 2012 NBA Draft.
The Trail Blazers begin a four-game road eastern road swing beginning Monday against the Milwaukee Bucks.
Lillard leads the Blazers in points (with 26.3 per game) and https://weareliferuiner.com/chocolate-cherry-runtz-strain/ assists (with 7.0 per game)


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