During his introductory press conference with the Portland Trail Blazers, former Bucks star Damian Lillard said he checked in with Aaron Rodgers on recovering from a torn Achilles.

Lillard, who was drafted by the Trail Blazers with the No. 6 pick in the 2012 NBA Draft, seemed elated to be returning to the franchise, per the Associated Press.

Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard sought out advice from other NBA and NFL stars on the Achilles tear recovery process.

When Damian Lillard felt his Achilles tendon snap in April, his first thought wasn’t of self-pity, as you might imagine. He didn’t ask, “Why me?” as others might have. “I think everybody else had more pity for me than I did,

Damian Lillard has a new team after he was surprisingly waived by the Milwaukee Bucks at the start of NBA free agency. Lillard is finalizing a three-year, $42 million deal to return to the Portland Trail Blazers, according to ESPN's Shams Charania.

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Damian Lillard and Jrue Holiday are set to be teammates for the first time as both have joined the Portland Trail Blazers this offseason. But they know each other well already. Lillard shared with reporters Wednesday that he rented Holiday's house the last two years in Milwaukee. And they bonded, you could say, over WiFi.

Damian Lillard says returning to Portland was both a basketball and family decision. He signed a three-year, $42 million deal with the Blazers after spending his first 11 NBA seasons in Portland before a trade sent him to Milwaukee for the 2023-24 season.