Former Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard, now a member of the Milwaukee Bucks, prepares to tackle the Miami Heat, a crew he as soon as hoped to affix through the offseason commerce saga.
Lillard, discussing the upcoming matchup at Fiserv Forum, emphasised that his focus is solely on his present crew.
“I’ve never played on their team,” Lillard mentioned, per Miami Herald’s Anthony Chiang. “I mentioned it was the destination for me when I asked to be traded. But I was traded here and I’m excited to be here, I’m happy to be here. For me personally, that was the end of it.”
Asserting his dedication to the Bucks, Lillard clarified that he doesn’t carry any residual sentiments concerning the failed commerce talks.
“I’m not going into [Monday] like, ‘This is the team I was supposed to be playing for,’” he continued. “None of that. I know Jimmy [Butler], I know Bam [Adebayo]. We’re cool. But I play for the Bucks and I’m not going into it like that’s my former team or we were tied in or nothing like that. It’s just another game.”
