Damian Lillard is coming home to the Portland Trail Blazers.
We know that because in the wake of reports that the beloved Blazers point guard was in talks to finalize a three-year, $42 million contract, Lillard posted this to his Instagram:
The video, which had 34,000 likes in the first 15 minutes, pans across lockers in the Blazers locker room – finally coming to rest on a locker labeled “0 Damian Lillard.” It ends with the words “together again” in the Blazers font.
Lillard’s new locker, it should be noted, is right next to Scoot Henderson’s.
Portland fans reacted to the news immediately on social media.
An NBA source told The Oregonian/OregonLive’s Blazers beat reporter Aaron Fentress that one of Lillard’s main motivations for returning to Portland was to be close to his three children.
“Together again” – in this case – may mean more than basketball.
— Julie Evensen covers trending topics and popular culture. She can be reached at jevensen@oregonian.com or @juliecevensen.bsky.social on Bluesky and @julieevensen on Threads.
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