Is Damian Lillard Playing Tonight vs Grizzlies? Blazers Release Injury Report For the 6x All-Star

Arjun Julka | 02/11/2022
Is Damian Lillard Playing Tonight vs Grizzlies? Blazers Release Injury Report For the 6x All-Star

The Portland Trail Blazers have been the surprise package so far this season. Currently holding a 5-1 record, the RIP team will host the Grizzlies in an exciting contest tonight. Both sides boast exciting young talents like Ja Morant, Dhillon Brooks, Anfernee Simons, and Jerami Grant.

It’s a new beginning for the Blazers, who usher in a new era of basketball under the face of franchise Damian Lillard. Coming off an abdominal injury, Dame Time had the perfect start, going 4-0 to start the season, and was named the western conference player of the week.

Imagine playing 29-games the previous season and being named the best player in the opening week of the consequent season, the reason why the Blazers kept Lillard amid rebuilding the roster. During their 4-0 run, the 6ft 2″ guard had back-to-back games with 40+ points.

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With the Blazers gearing up to host Ja Morant and co, uncertainty remained over Lillard’s availability, given the 32-year-old suffering a calf strain during the loss against the Heat, later diagnosed as a Grade 1 strain.

Is Damian Lillard playing tonight?

Unfortunately, fans will have to wait for a while before they get to see the Lillard-Morant matchup. Diagnosed with a calf strain, Dame Time will miss his second consecutive game tonight. It will be interesting to see if Simons and Nurkic can hold the fort post their win over the Rockets.

Speaking of the Grizzlies, they will be missing a crucial piece in Desmond Bane. Nonetheless, MVP front-runner, Morant shall be present to take care of matters. Needless to say, one awaits the return of Lillard, who holds a 14-19 record against the Memphis team.

In his 11-seasons, the Blazers superstar has averaged 21.8 points, 6.2 assists, and 3.9 rebounds against the Grizzlies on 38.6% shooting from the field.

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Arjun Julka

Arjun Julka is a NBA author at The SportsRush. Basketball isn’t just a sport for this 26-year-old, who hails from Mumbai. He began watching the sport after stumbling upon a court in his society, helping him identify an undiscovered passion for the game of hoops. Now an ardent fan, Arjun supports Stephen Curry and the Warriors but also enjoys watching Giannis Antetokounmpo own the paint. When it comes to the GOAT debate, the TSR author feels LeBron James is yet to receive a lot of his due but cannot deny marveling at Michael Jordan’s resume.

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