[Charania] Just in: Milwaukee Bucks star Damian Lillard has been diagnosed with a torn left Achilles tendon, sources tell ESPN. MRI today revealed the severity. A devastating end to his season.

Just in: Milwaukee Bucks star Damian Lillard has been diagnosed with a torn left Achilles tendon, sources tell ESPN. MRI today revealed the severity. A devastating end to his season.

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  1. Just awful.

    I know he wanted to get back out there to help Milwaukee in the playoffs, but I almost wish he took his time with the blood cot recovery. No one would have faulted him if he used the rest of this season and offseason to get that in order.

    No way to know how much that issue impacted this one, but surely ramping up from a month of inactivity to playoff basketball at this point of his career put him in a tough spot.

  4. It was obvious since yesterday.

    but damn this sucks so much, he doesn’t deserve it.

  7. I feel so bad for him man. Wasted away with Aminu and Mo Harkless all those years only for his body to fail him with a true star. Real tragedy of a career

  11. I doubt he wants to go out like this. He’ll probably rehab and play a final season or something like that. Would be dope for him to finish it in Portland

  14. he is 35 in July. Minimum one year recovery and then another half a season or more to get all the way back. maybe he has a wicked second chapter in him but this could be the career a la John Wall

  17. Bucks fans really need to grapple with the fact that trading Giannis is the only way out of hell for the next 10 years at least. Honestly I wouldn’t want him to waste a hall of fame career on barely contending teams, he deserves more than whatever we’re going to be able to offer.

  20. Devastating. He literally gave his all, came back from a life-threatening injury to an Achilles.

  21. At least he never gave back 113 million dollars for whatever reason. This is a cautionary tale to always take the money. 

  22. just brutal. two of the greatest guards of their generation suffering career-altering injuries in their mid thirties. i hope kyrie and him can come back strong and go out on their own terms, but it’s going to be a long long road

  23. Okay this one fucking hurts man. I sincerely hope this isn’t the end of Dame’s career. Surely he at least tries to come back right?

  25. One of the most heartbreaking injuries in league history ngl. Everyone wanted him to leave Portland so we could finally see him in high leverage games where his team at least had a punchers chance.

    He gets traded and we never really get that because Giannis got injured last year and dame was banged up even before the tear this year. I know the bucks looked disappointing overall even when healthy but it still feels like we’ll never know how it could’ve turned out.

    Now it’s officially over. He’s gonna come back and assuredly take his player option and be untradeable due to contract size. By the time he’s a free agent and can move situations he will be turning 37. Even in the best case miracle scenario he won’t be the same guy anymore. Hopefully he can at least come back and end things on his terms

  26. Kinda saw this coming when he came back playing 35+ minutes a night after being out for a month with no working out at all

  27. Giannis is going to have to ask out if he wants any shot at a title, they have no way to improve next year and the year after Dame will be 36 and Giannis would be turning 32 that December.

  29. Lord please take this pain away and give Deshaun Watson a third Achillies tear. Dame doesn’t deserve this.

  30. Sad to read. Hopefully he can be instrumental as a part of a core on the bench and receives a ring.

    If I was a bucks fan, I’d be worried that giannis might not stay for the immediate future

  31. Noooooooooooooooo

    I didn’t expect the Bucks to go all the way but i was hoping for one more vintage Dame playoff run 🙁

  33. This is fr devastating after all the work he did to make it back for the playoffs. I feel so gutted for him and for Giannis too, and Bucks fans.

  34. Time to blow up the team, Bucks. 7th oldest team in the league, 55 mil over the cap.

  36. People often forget this is how the end of careers go for most legendary players. Not everyone is Bron, Curry and Durant. Its very sad. As someone who lived in Utah when he was at Weber and lived in Portland for a decent stint of his Blazers tenure it saddens me

  37. Just get him a buyout near the end of his contract in two years time and let him play a few more games with Blazers and retire

  39. Criminal by the entire bucks medical staff. Should have never came back into playoff basketball playing the minutes he did after a blood clot.

  40. The witch doctor this team made a deal with for ’21 is collecting and is a bit of a sadist 🙁

  41. Damn, I feel bad for him. With how long the average recovery takes, he’s likely gonna miss the entire next season and return to the court when he’s 36. I hope he comes back strong, but there is a chance we might never see him play again.

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