NBA World Reacts To Sad News About Damian Lillard

NBA World Reacts To Sad News About Damian Lillard.

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A calf issue forced Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard to leave Wednesday night's 119-98 loss to Miami.

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The Athletic's Shams Charania reports that Damian has now been diagnosed with a calf ailment and will be sidelined for some time.

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Lillard will be "reevaluated in one to two weeks," according to Charania.

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Lillard suffered a calf injury in the middle of the third quarter. He then hurried to the locker room.

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He asserted that his calf was tight before to the game starting, and that before leaving the field, he made it worse.

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According to Lillard, per ESPN, I wasn't overly concerned with anything.

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I just know that trying to push through it in the fifth game of the season wouldn't make any sense.

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