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• Bucks Announce Career-Deciding News on Damian Lillard’s Achilles Injury Amid Trade Rumors
Damian Lillard underwent Achilles surgery as Bucks face tough trade decisions after another early playoff exit. What’s next for Milwaukee?...2025
• Damian Lillard Undergoes Surgery To Repair Achilles

Damian Lillard underwent surgery to repair his left Achilles tendon on Friday. Dr. Neal ElAttrache performed the surgery in Los Angeles. Lillard suffered the injury during Game 4 of the Bucks' first-round series loss against the Pacers. Lillard is expected to miss most of, it not all, of next season....2025
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• NBA Notes: Cavs, Jarrett Allen, Bucks, Damian Lillard, Grizzlies

Cavaliers Center Jarrett Allen will have a whole new challenge on his hands when the Cavaliers face the Pacers in the second round. That’s because Allen will be defending Myles Turner, a pivot whose game extends beyond the 3-point line. So a big part of the Cavs’ defensive spotlight in the next series will shine […] The post NBA Notes: Cavs, Jarrett Allen, Bucks, Damian Lillard, ...2025
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• Bucks' Damian Lillard undergoes surgery to repair torn Achilles

Bucks star Damian Lillard underwent successful surgery on Friday to repair his torn left Achilles tendon....2025
• Bucks' Lillard undergoes surgery to fix Achilles
Bucks guard Damian Lillard had surgery Friday to repair the left Achilles tendon he tore Sunday in a playoff loss to the Pacers....2025
• Bucks’ Lillard Undergoes Surgery To Repair Torn Achilles
Bucks star Damian Lillard underwent successful surgery on Friday to repair his torn left Achilles tendon, the team announced (via Twitter). According to the Bucks, the procedure was performed in Los Angeles by renowned surgeon Dr. Neal ElAttrache, with consultation from Bucks orthopaedic surgeon Dr. Carole Vetter. The news had been expected since word broke […]...2025
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• Bucks Announce Career-Deciding News on Damian Lillard’s Achilles Injury Amid Trade Rumors
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• Bucks' Damian Lillard undergoes surgery to repair torn Achilles
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• Bucks' Lillard undergoes surgery to fix Achilles
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• Bucks’ Lillard Undergoes Surgery To Repair Torn Achilles
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• Spurs, Rockets Could Improve Giannis Antetokounmpo Trade Odds If They Move Up In Lottery

Giannis Antetokounmpo will likely address his future with the Milwaukee Bucks in the coming weeks as the team faces a challenging road ahead after the Damian Lillard injury. "I don't think Giannis wants to leave Milwaukee, but he might have to," said Brian Windhorst on Get Up. "Because of the Dame Lillard injury. The fact the Bucks have a whole bunch of free agents in their thirties. They're in th...2025
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• Spurs, Rockets Could Improve Their Giannis Antetokounmpo Trade Odds If They Move Up In Lottery

Giannis Antetokounmpo will likely address his future with the Milwaukee Bucks in the coming weeks as the team faces a challenging road ahead after the Damian Lillard injury. "I don't think Giannis wants to leave Milwaukee, but he might have to," said Brian Windhorst on Get Up. "Because of the Dame Lillard injury. The fact the Bucks have a whole bunch of free agents in their thirties. They're in th...2025
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• For Giannis Antetokounmpo and Bucks, Next Step May Be the Hardest Yet

Another early playoff exit. Another injury to a co-star. And now, another long offseason of uncomfortable questions in Milwaukee. Giannis Antetokounmpo isn’t just the face of the Bucks — he’s the face of the franchise’s identity. But after three straight first-round exits and with Damian Lillard facing a long road back from an Achilles tear, […] The post For Giannis Antetokounmpo...2025
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• Lillard To Rivers: I’m Not Going Out This Way
Damian Lillard vows that his career didn’t end on Sunday night, when he fell to the court due to a non-contact injury that was diagnosed as a left Achilles tear. While the Bucks star guard and longtime All-Star could miss all of next season, he has no plans to call it quits. Lillard expressed his […]...2025
• Bucks coach Doc Rivers says Damian Lillard determined he’s ‘not going out this way’ after Achilles injury
Damian Lillard tore his left Achilles during Game 4 of the Bucks’ playoff series with the Pacers on Sunday....2025

• VIDEO: Damian Lillard’s mid-vacation reaction to Blazers winning NBA Summer League
The Portland Trail Blazers are the 2022 Summer League champions, but superstar guard Damian Lillard wasn’t aware of it until Trendon Watford showed him his MVP trophy. Lillard is away vacationing with his family, and so he only learned about the championship during an IG Live with Anfernee Simons. Watford hopped in on the stream […] The post VIDEO: Damian Lillard’s mid-vacation r...2022
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• Kristaps Porzingis on Knicks Fans, Vegas, NBA Idols and Life in the U.S.
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"Bucks guard Damian Lillard has been diagnosed with deep vein thrombosis in his right calf and is out indefinitely."

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"The Milwaukee Bucks came into the season with sky-high expectations after trading for Damian Lillard over the summer."

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"Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard dropped a career-high 71 points in a 131-114 win over the Houston Rockets on Sunday, setting a new franchise record."

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"After getting into a tussle with Julius Randle in the third quarter, Johnson kept his cool while Randle […] The post Suns forward Cam Johnson reaches insane Damian Lillard feat in 38-point performance appeared first on ClutchPoints."

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"Damian Lillard met with Lakers' LeBron James, Anthony Davis while considering a possible trade request"

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"Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard has a right knee sprain and is listed as out for Game 5 of Portland's first-round playoff series against the Lakers."

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"NBA DFS: Damian Lillard and top FanDuel, DraftKings daily Fantasy basketball picks for Dec. 30, 2019"

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"The post Damian Lillard Irked By Chris Paul’s Late-Game Layup appeared first on SLAMonline."

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"The post Damian Lillard: ‘I’m Not Joining Nobody’ To Pursue a Championship appeared first on SLAMonline."

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"Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard dropped 20 points on 7-of-9 shooting in the first quarter against the Indiana Pacers on Sunday."

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" There is also another crop of young players on the rise steadily moving up the NBA ranks such as DeMarcus Cousins, Damian Lillard, John Wall and Andrew Wiggins."

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• Spurs, Rockets Could Improve Giannis Antetokounmpo Trade Odds If They Move Up In Lottery
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• Spurs, Rockets Could Improve Their Giannis Antetokounmpo Trade Odds If They Move Up In Lottery
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• Bucks Declined To Discuss Trading 2031 First Round Pick At Deadline

The Milwaukee Bucks were unwilling to include their 2031 first round pick in trade talks at the deadline, sources tell ESPN. The Bucks do not control any of their upcoming first round picks until 2031. The Bucks inquired about trading for several former All-Stars leading to the deadline, including Zach LaVine. Milwaukee instead acquired Kyle Kuzma from the Washington Wizards while agreeing to swa...2025
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• 6 Giannis Antetokounmpo trade destinations if NBA superstar requests deal from Bucks

Photo by Mike Mulholland/Getty Images These six teams could trade for Giannis Antetokounmpo if he wants out of Milwaukee. Giannis Antetokounmpo has given his all to the Milwaukee Bucks for 12 seasons. It’s becoming clear that the superstar forward has taken the franchise as far as he possibly could, and it feels like time for him to start looking for a new home. The Bucks’ season ended on ...2025
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• Giannis Antetokounmpo Needs to Leave Milwaukee to Save the Bucks
The Bucks are headed down a scary road and the only way out is to trade star player Giannis Antetokounmpo (or he requests out). Let’s paint the grim picture for the Bucks: Damian Lillard is 34 years old, and after tearing his achilles probably won’t return until 2027. In this year’s draft, Milwaukee don’t own […] The post Giannis Antetokounmpo Needs to Leave Milwaukee...2025
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• Damian Lillard Diagnosed With Torn Left Achilles Tendon
Damian Lillard has been officially diagnosed with a torn left Achilles tendon following an MRI. Lillard was believed to have suffered the injury with the original diagnosis in the locker room following the first quarter injury in Game 4. Lillard recently returned from a deep vein thrombosis to play in the playoffs. During the 23-24 season, Lillard dealt with an Achilles issue that forced him to mi...2025
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• Jon Horst, Bucks Agree To Multi-Year Contract Extension

Jon Horst and the Milwaukee Bucks have agreed to a multi-year contract extension. Horst's agent, Brian Elfus, reached agreement with the Bucks on the deal this week. Horst's contract with the Bucks was set to expire. Horst had also been linked with the Phoenix Suns this week. During the 2024 offseason, Horst was pursued by the Detroit Pistons. Horst took over the Bucks' front office in 2017. Horst...2025
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• Giannis Antetokounmpo's Future With Bucks 'The Elephant In The Room' In NBA

The future of Giannis Antetokounmpo with the Milwaukee Bucks is one of the NBA's most pressing questions as he continues to play at an MVP level, but the roster around him has regressed since they won the title in 2021. "Giannis has been just awesome this season," said Brian Windhorst. "He's clearly understood that they're challenged. And he has cut the BS out of his game and cut the fat out of hi...2025
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• NBA Playoffs overreactions for every series after 1 game of 2025 first round

Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images Let’s overreact to every first-round series of the 2025 NBA Playoffs after one game. The 2025 NBA Playoffs are underway, and some of the biggest storylines of the postseason are already coming into focus after one game in every first round series. The Oklahoma City Thunder showed why they are the favorites in the Western Conference by pulling off one of the...2025
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• Previewing every NBA Playoffs 2025 first round series

Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post Here’s everything you need to know about the first round of the 2025 NBA Playoffs There’s been a lot of hand-wringing of late about the NBA regular season. And while I, personally, feel that the concern about its entertainment value is wildly overblown, even I can admit that for the average basketball fan, keeping up with all 30 teams for six months...2025
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• 6 Giannis Antetokounmpo trade destinations if NBA superstar requests deal from Bucks
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• Watch: Pacers, Tyrese Haliburton eliminate the Bucks in OT

Playing without Damian Lillard, the Milwaukee Bucks were up seven points with 40 seconds to go in overtime to stave off elimination. Then Tyrese Haliburton led a furious comeback, again....2025
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• Damian Lillard Diagnosed With Torn Left Achilles Tendon
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• Gary Trent Jr. Ties Franchise Record With 9 3s In Game 3 Win

Gary Trent Jr. hit nine 3-pointers as the Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Indiana Pacers 117-101 to win Game 3. Trent tied Ray Allen's franchise record for most threes in a playoff game. "A big fan of Ray Allen as a kid, I watched him accomplish great things as a Buck, as a Celtic, just followed his whole career, the way he shot the basketball, said Trent. "So, to be in that group, your name near him...2025
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• ‘He’s Officially Washed’ – Damian Lillard Faces Fan Fury After Disappointing 7-PT Game vs. Pacers in Game 3
Milwaukee Bucks All-Star Damian Lillard comes under fire after finishing with playoff career-low 7 points in Game 3 against Indiana Pacers....2025
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• ‘Damian Lillard Will NEVER Be a Winner’ – NBA Fans Rip Bucks Star’s Underwhelming 14-Pt Comeback Game vs Pacers
The Damian Lillard return party didn't have a happy ending after the Milwaukee Bucks star scored just 14 points, forcing fans to call him out....2025
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• Damian Lillard returns for Bucks but couldn't fix Milwaukee's biggest problem as Pacers take 2-0 series lead

Lillard had 14 points and seven assists, but did not do anything to help the team's porous defense...2025
• Siakam, Haliburton's double-doubles lead Pacers past Bucks 123-115 for 2-0 series lead
Damian Lillard returned to score 14 points on 4-of-13 shooting....2025
• Damian Lillard Stats Tonight: How Did Bucks Star Perform vs. Pacers In Round 1 Game 2 of NBA Playoffs?
Damian Lillard delivered an impressive performance against the Pacers in Game 2. Check out his stats for tonight's game....2025
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• Damian Lillard Exits Game 4 With Suspected Achilles Tear
Damian Lillard exited Game 4 of the Milwaukee Bucks' first round series against the Indiana Pacers in the first quarter with a potentially severe non-contact lower left leg injury. Lillard stayed down on the floor for several moments and needed to be helped off the floor as he couldn't put weight on his left leg. Chris Haynes reports that the initial fear is that Lillard suffered a left Achilles t...2025
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• Damian Lillard Leaves Game 4 With Potentially Severe Lower Leg Injury
Damian Lillard exited Game 4 of the Milwaukee Bucks' first round series against the Indiana Pacers in the first quarter with a potentially severe lower left leg injury. Lillard stayed down on the floor for several moments and needed to be helped off the floor as he couldn't put weight on his left leg. Lillard recently returned from a deep vein thrombosis to play in the playoffs....2025
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• Jaylen Brown wants to revive Oakland, and he’s putting his money where his mouth is

Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images The Celtics superstar is investing in a community that helped make him who he is today. OAKLAND, Calif. — It took less than a year for Jaylen Brown to fall in love with the city of Oakland. In 2015, the 18-year-old basketball player, a freshman at UC Berkley, frequently ventured south from his prestigious university, eager to explore the nearby c...2025
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• Ranking the Brewers’ pitching staff by how cool they dress

Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images Swag as an advanced statistic Pitchers and catchers reported to their spring training facilities today, marking the official start of Spring Training. To celebrate the occasion, the Brewers’ social media pages shared photos of various pitchers arriving. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Milwaukee Brewers (@b...2025
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• Jimmy Butler is back to being the villain

Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images The veteran NBA star finds comfort wearing the black hat. It started, as it almost always does, with a tweet by Adrian “Woj” Wojnarowski, the former ESPN sports reporter. It was in the middle of October, in the afternoon, after Jimmy Butler’s infamous practice session, where he took the bench players on his then-team, the Minnesota Timberwolves, and beat ...2025
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• A Giannis Antetokounmpo trade is the only solution to this impending Bucks disaster

Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images The Bucks’ contention window is already closed, whether they realize it or not. Trading Giannis is the only way out. No cliché in the English language is as misunderstood as “rock bottom.” It is a historical phrase, not intended for present-tense use — applied retroactively to the lowest moment of a timeline that has already reached its conclusion. But whe...2024
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• Damian Lillard Gets Honest About Long-standing Beef With Russ
Damian Lillard and Russell Westbrook have a long history of on-court beef dating back to January 2018 and Dame recently reflected on some of the moments he’s had with Russ over the years. Since his formative years in the league, Lillard has been a target of Westbrook’s. But Dame says his battles with fellow point […] The post Damian Lillard Gets Honest About Long-standing Beef Wi...2024
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• Damian Lillard Says Life Changed For The Worse in Milwaukee
Damian Lillard says life hasn’t been the same off the court since moving from Portland to Milwaukee. In Portland, he was surrounded by friends and family. Now, he leads a much lonelier existence. “Being away from my kids is tough,” Lillard told Sports Illustrated’s Chris Mannix. “In Portland, my life was set up. My mom […] The post Damian Lillard Says Life Chang...2024
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• ‘Steph vs. Sabrina’ deserved better than Kenny Smith

Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post Kenny Smith’s comments were lazy, loaded with misogyny, and ruined an iconic event. Everything about the three-point contest between Stephen Curry and Sabrina Ionescu at NBA All-Star Weekend was incredible. Everything except Kenny Smith. Ionescu pushed Curry to the final rack. She tied the score that Damian Lillard won the NBA three-point contest wi...2024
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• Steph vs. Sabrina lived up to the hype

Photo by Joe Murphy/NBAE via Getty Images Stephen Curry’s 3-point showdown with WNBA star Sabrina Ionescu not only was the highlight of the NBA’s All-Star Saturday night, but did the seemingly impossible by delivering on the excitement around it. INDIANAPOLIS — Living up to internet hype is tough. And Saturday’s first-of-its-kind 3-point showdown between Stephen Curry and Sabrina Ionescu h...2024
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• Is Kevin Durant Still the NBA's Second-Best Player Behind LeBron James?
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• Damian Lillard Takes Commercial Flight to Summer League After $120M Extension
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• Lillard has knee sprain, out for Game 5 vs. Lakers
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• Damian Lillard Replaces Blake Griffin for 2015 NBA All-Star Game
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• Kevin Durant Is Still the MVP We Know and Love
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• Damian Lillard Drops Incredible Freestyle Rap About Growing Up in Oakland
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• Damian Lillard When Asked About Playing Like Curry: 'I Was Being Damian Lillard'
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• Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire: Gary Trent Jr. a must-add
In the wake of Damian Lillard's extended incoming absence, Gary Trent Jr. is a must-add for fantasy managers....2025
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• NBA DFS: Damian Lillard and top picks for March 12 FanDuel, DraftKings daily fantasy basketball lineups
Mike McClure, a DFS pro with almost $2 million in career earnings, gives optimal lineup advice...2019
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• NBA DFS: Damian Lillard and top picks for March 7 FanDuel, DraftKings daily fantasy basketball lineups
Mike McClure, a DFS pro with almost $2 million in career earnings, gives optimal lineup advice...2019
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• Bucks Announce Career-Deciding News on Damian Lillard’s Achilles Injury Amid Trade Rumors
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• Bucks Notes: Giannis, Lillard, Horst, Offseason
Following the Bucks‘ third consecutive first-round playoff exit and a torn Achilles diagnosis for star point guard Damian Lillard, superstar forward Giannis Antetokounmpo finds himself under the spotlight. Speculation about whether he wants to stick with the Bucks or compete for a championship elsewhere figures to dominate the news cycle in Milwaukee until he makes […]...2025
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• Giannis Antetokounmpo, Bucks To Meet To Discuss Future

The Milwaukee Bucks and Giannis Antetokounmpo are scheduled to meet after the season to discuss both his future and the future plans of the franchise, sources tell ESPN's Shams Charania. The two sides meet annually in this way, but this one is expected to take a different tone heading into the offseason as the Bucks have fallen outside true title contention and face an extended absence of Damian L...2025
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• 6 Giannis Antetokounmpo trade destinations if NBA superstar requests deal from Bucks
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• NBA playoffs: Tyrese Haliburton's OT game-winner finishes off Bucks' collapse as Pacers advance
What a comeback for the Pacers. What a collapse by the Bucks, playing without Damian Lillard....2025
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• Bucks coach Doc Rivers says Damian Lillard determined he’s ‘not going out this way’ after Achilles injury
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• NBA playoffs: Tyrese Haliburton's OT game-winner finishes off collapsing Bucks as Pacers advance
What a comeback for the Pacers. What a collapse by the Bucks, playing without Damian Lillard....2025
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• Bucks coach Doc Rivers said Damian Lillard determined that he’s ‘not going out this way’ after Achilles injury
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• Giannis Antetokounmpo Has Worked To Have 'Zero Speculation' On His Future With Focus On Bucks
The future of Giannis Antetokounmpo with the Milwaukee Bucks will hit an inflection point this offseason as they face the prospect of a challenging 25-26 season without Damian Lillard. What Antetokounmpo is thinking at this time has been difficult for insiders to gauge as both he and his camp have focused on having their intention solely on the Bucks. "There has been zero speculation about Giannis...2025
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• Fan beats Damian Lillard in three-point contest with buzzer beater at All-Star weekend to take home $100k
There was on lucky fan at All-Star weekend who left with $100k, after shocking Damian Lillard in a three-point contest hosted by Mr Beast. NBA fan takes home $100k in three-point contest vs Damian Lillard On Sunday night Mr. Beast was at the 2025 All-Star game and as usual he had a whole stack of […] The post Fan beats Damian Lillard in three-point contest with buzzer beater at All-Star wee...2025
• WATCH: Fan Wins $100,000 From Mr. Beast During Viral NBA All-Star Game Shootout
Viral sensation Mr. Beast hosted a $100,000 shootout between Damian Lillard and a VERY lucky fan -- and it all came down to the buzzer....2025
• NBA All-Star 2025 predictions and preview for dunk contest, 3-point shootout, and more

Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images Here are our predictions for the 2025 NBA dunk contest, three-point contest, and skill challenge. The 2025 NBA All-Star Game is here with a bizarre new format, a no-name dunk contest, and Damian Lillard going for a three-point shootout three-peat. Before the main event gets underway on Sunday, All-Star Saturday features the Skills Challenge, 3-Point Conte...2025
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• 30 players most likely to be moved at the NBA trade deadline

Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images Let’s jump around the league to find the players most likely to get relocated at the 2025 NBA trade deadline. In a now-annual tradition at SB Nation, we are scouring through the internet’s endless supply of NBA trade rumors and asking around our NBA team site network to ask our local experts (alongside some national analysis from yours truly) to see ...2025
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• Jimmy Butler is back to being the villain
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• A Giannis Antetokounmpo trade is the only solution to this impending Bucks disaster
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• Cheryl Reeve goes nuclear on refs after WNBA Finals: ‘This s--- was stolen from us’

Photo by Elsa/Getty Images The Minnesota Lynx head coach lambasted officials for not overturning a foul call on Alanna Smith with five seconds in regulation, and declared the Lynx were robbed out of a WNBA championship in Game 5 against the Liberty. BROOKLYN — Minnesota Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve emphatically blasted officiating after falling to the New York Liberty in the deciding Game...2024
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• ‘Steph vs. Sabrina’ deserved better than Kenny Smith
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