Earlier this summer, Damian Lillard finally decided to ask the Portland Trail Blazers for a change of scenario. After spending 11 years chasing the coveted NBA Championship trophy, Dame has decided to swallow his pride and represent a title-contending team. Almost two months since his request for a trade from the $2.1 billion worth and the Blazers’ front office has yet to make any progress in dealing with the situation. Amid the entire hostile situation, Lillard has expressed his true opinions to a fan’s illogical take regarding how teams should deal with players who have demanded a trade.
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Earlier, franchises of the likes of the Golden State Warriors and the Boston Celtics were reported to have shown interest in acquiring Damian Lillard. However, Lillard’s camp was extremely candid, expressing their desire of wanting to play for the Miami Heat. Charles Barkley is among the group of people who believes that the Point Guard’s trade request was “unfair”. A might be a valid point made by Sir Charles on The Bill Simmons Podcast, as the Heat don’t have enough assets to match the Blazers’ offer.
Damian Lillard calls out a fan for a “dumb” take
The Athletic’s Aaron Fentress went viral on social media for a tweet of his. The reporter jokingly claimed that the first thing that came to his mind when seeing a Damian Lillard photo was the sharpshooter throwing a lob to Bam Adebayo. Fentress got slammed for this light-hearted tweet of his.
Soon later, the reporter clapped back at all the naysayers. In another tweet, Aaron tried justifying himself by calling out the Blazers for their poor treatment of Dame. @ShankNBA didn’t agree with Fentress. The user implied that the teams were obligated to display loyalty towards their fans and not the players.
Awful argument. NBA teams/players are businesses which is why they sign contracts. As for Blazer fans, we are fans of the TEAM. The GM’a job is to serve the TEAM. https://t.co/Lgwv7bEF5Y
— Shashank (@ShankNBA) August 27, 2023
Currently involved in a confusing situation between the Blazers and the Heat, Damian Lillard called out the fan for his take, calling it “Just dumb.”
Just dumb. https://t.co/U9RAMErPvV
— Damian Lillard (@Dame_Lillard) August 28, 2023
Damian Lillard’s camp has been pretty vocal when expressing their desire of wanting to play for the Miami Heat. However, when recently asked to shed light on the situation, the seven-time All-Star decided to play it safe by falling into any controversies. As things stand, we could very well see Lillard suit up for the Blazers for the 12th season.
Amid trade drama, Dame releases new album
The situation that Dame has found himself in, isn’t very easy to deal with. There is nothing much that he can do other than to be patient. While waiting for a conclusion, the 6-foot-2 Guard decided to utilize his free time by investing energy into music.
Avid fans of Lillard know that the Blazers superstar is also a well-known rapper who goes by the persona “Dame D.O.L.L.A”. Over the summer, the 2013 Rookie of the Year spent quite some time in the studio and released a new album – “Don DOLLA”. Joe Budden, a popular rapper himself, lauded the NBA icon for being able to release such elite rap while spending ample time on the basketball court.
