Just a couple of days before the All-Star break, Portland Trail Blazers star player Damian Lillard suffered a groin injury that will keep him out of participating during All-Star Weekend according to Chris Haynes from Yahoo Sports. Lillard was going to participate in the Mountain Dew 3-point Contest and in the All-Star Game for Team LeBron.
Sources: Lillard will also remove himself from the 3-Point Contest. https://t.co/1b95BkE4jP
— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) February 13, 2020
Lillard got injured during the fourth quarter in the Blazers’ loss to the Memphis Grizzlies. When asked about it, Lillard said he knew he had injured his groin and decided to left the game so the injury doesn’t get worse. The following comes from NBA.com
“When it happened, I just felt it. I knew I pulled it, it made no sense to be out there for the last few minutes of the game and risk trying to play through it and making it worse.”
Earlier on Thursday the NBA announced that Devin Booker from the Phoenix Suns will replace Lillard in both the 3-point Contest and the All-Star Game. Booker will participate for the first time in his career in the All-Star Game and for the fourth time in the 3-point Contest.
Phoenix @Suns guard @DevinBook has been named by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver to replace injured @trailblazers guard @Dame_Lillard on #TeamLeBron in the 2020 #NBAAllStar Game. pic.twitter.com/PsWbZjdRBB
— 2020 NBA All-Star (@NBAAllStar) February 13, 2020
Phoenix @suns guard @DevinBook has been named by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver to replace injured @trailblazers guard @Dame_Lillard in the #MtnDew3PT at #StateFarmSaturday. #NBAAllStar pic.twitter.com/P4WL5DWbb4
— 2020 NBA All-Star (@NBAAllStar) February 13, 2020
