With the regular season in play, most teams, like LeBron James’ Lakers, have gone through major changes. However, some lineups look quite the same, take, for example, the Portland Trail Blazers.
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The off-season was full of worry for Portland because of Damian Lillard. The star had openly admitted his displeasure with the organisation and was probably considering a move away. But in the end, loyalty won and Lillard decided to stay back. However, he did evaluate his options with the group of LeBron James and Anthony Davis.
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During a WNBA game, a video of Lillard went viral. With LeBron in attendance for the game, they were seen sharing a hug and talking about something. This was in the heat of the time Lillard said the Trail Blazers were not a championship team. Hence, fans thought of this as a recruiting move by the ‘King’. And they may be true to some point.
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Aug 18, 2020; Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA; LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers and Anthony Davis #3 of the Los Angeles Lakers react after a shot during the third quarter against the Portland Trail Blazers in game one of the first round of the 2020 NBA Playoffs at AdventHealth Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mike Ehrmann/Pool Photo-USA TODAY Sports
Recently, Chris Haynes spoke with Damian Lillard to break down his off season. During the conversation, Lillard revealed how he met LeBron and AD for lunch after the WNBA game meeting. Fans were quick to react to this news.
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Damian Lillard met up with LeBron James to discuss his situation
Logo Lillard was in LA to act in a music video when he got the chance to meet the Lakers duo. After his shoot, he went to the ongoing WNBA game in the city where he saw LeBron James. This is when they shared a talk and James invited him over for lunch. While Dame stated it wasn’t a recruitment meet, fans still took to twitter to react to this news.
It just amazes me how much shit this dude lebron gets away with 🙄🙄🤦🏿♂️ bleacherreport.com/articles/10017…
Wow, so @Dame_Lillard met with @KingJames and @AntDavis23 this summer about the possibility of leaving Portland to join Lakers…I’m glad Dame stayed in Portland. Built your own legacy and like in your rap, get to the top like Dirk.
@Dame_Lillard your whining way to damn much. And thank god you ain’t sign with the @Lakers your game has been ugly #LakersNation #lakeshow #NBA75 #NBATwitter #nba
"I want to be in a position to win it all" "I don't know if this is the route I wanted to go" Damian Lillard to LeBron about joining the Lakers
Good read. Lebron constantly putting in work. He put in an informal pitch to Lillard to come to the #Lakeshow
Really good and insightful piece from @ChrisBHaynes on Dame's offseason but I found this line interesting. VERY, VERY few get to win on their terms or their way as he put it. I look at just LeBron who has been able to win it on his own terms recently. sports.yahoo.com/amid-chaotic-o…
God, if you let us trade Westbrook for Lillard...
Dame chose CJ and Nurkic over Bron and AD ??? enjoy the grind
Yahoo Sources: Inside Damian Lillard’s most uncertain offseason, inside his private meeting with LeBron James in Los Angeles, and how ultimately the decision was made to keep Dame Time in Portland. sports.yahoo.com/amid-chaotic-o…
we were this close to seeing dame bron & ad play together.
Lillard even revealed how LeBron James spoke about living in LA. Furthermore, Bron questioned Lillard about his current position and what were his plans. This appeared very much in-line with LeBron making a move to help the Blazers star take interest in joining the Lake Show. However that didn’t happen because throughout the meeting, Dame was a Trail Blazer. Lillard told LeBron James that leaving Portland may not be the route he wants to take.
While he does want to win, Lillard wants to stay true to Portland and win a championship there. Earlier, his main problem was the organization’s mindset. He contemplated the move only because he felt the Trail Blazers were not trying to win. Maybe that’s changed now.
But if Lillard did decide to move to LA, how would the Lakers look now? Let us know in the comments below.
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