{"id":4394,"date":"2025-04-18T17:40:35","date_gmt":"2025-04-18T17:40:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/asport.com.ng\/?p=4394"},"modified":"2025-04-18T17:40:35","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T17:40:35","slug":"damian-lillard-already-authorized-to-resume-the-game-with-contact-usa-basketball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asport.com.ng\/?p=4394","title":{"rendered":"Damian Lillard already authorized to resume the game with contact! \u2022 USA basketball"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.basketusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/USATSI_25468802_168380191_lowres1.jpg\" alt=\"Damian Lillard\" width=\"1200\" height=\"848\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-748549\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.basketusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/USATSI_25468802_168380191_lowres1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.basketusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/USATSI_25468802_168380191_lowres1-210x148.jpg 210w, https:\/\/www.basketusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/USATSI_25468802_168380191_lowres1-500x353.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.basketusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/USATSI_25468802_168380191_lowres1-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.basketusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/USATSI_25468802_168380191_lowres1-640x452.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.basketusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/USATSI_25468802_168380191_lowres1-320x226.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"\/>Yet victim as Victor Wembanyama of a deep venous thrombosis with a right calf, <strong>Damian Lillard<\/strong> has always kept hope of coming back for the playoffs. And the leader seems to win his bet!<\/p>\n<p>Because according to ESPN and <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/sam_amick\/status\/1912923589130719256\" target=\"_blank\">The Athletic<\/a>the former \u201cPlayer franchise\u201d of the Blazers no longer takes anticoagulants, and he resumed training with contact, already doing 3-confit-3 yesterday. Again tested today, the Bucks playmaker must still show that he can take the shocks, but if it is forfeited for Game 1 which will take place on Saturday evening (7:00 p.m. French time), his return for Game 2 is however realistic.<\/p>\n<p>On the side of the medical staff, we are even surprised by this express return, which is explained by the extremely rapid detection of the blood clot and the start of treatment even before the diagnosis is formally made.<\/p>\n<p>For Milwaukee, who faces Indiana in the first round of the playoffs without the advantage of the field, it is obviously good news. Hoping that Damian Lillard, at 34, does not take risks by returning so quickly &#8230;<\/p>\n<table cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"0\" id=\"box-stats\">\n<tr class=\"column\">\n<th class=\"team_name\" style=\"text-align:left; padding-left:5px;\" colspan=\"4\">Damian Lillard<\/th>\n<th class=\"section\" colspan=\"3\" title=\"Tirs\" style=\"border-right:1px solid #ccc\">Percentage<\/th>\n<th class=\"section\" colspan=\"3\" title=\"Rebonds\">Rebound<\/th>\n<th title=\"\" colspan=\"6\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"section_title\">\n<th scope=\"col\" style=\"text-align:left; padding-left:6px;\">Saison<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Team<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">MJ<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Min<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Shots<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">3pts<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">LF<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Off<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Def<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">To<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Pd<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Fte<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Int<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Bp<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Ct<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Pts<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"line_1\">\n<td class=\"title\">2012-13<\/td>\n<td class=\"title\">BY<\/td>\n<td>82<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">39<\/td>\n<td title=\"549\/1287\">42.9<\/td>\n<td title=\"188\/188\">36.8<\/td>\n<td title=\"270\/319\" style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">84.4<\/td>\n<td>0.5<\/td>\n<td>2.6<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">3.1<\/td>\n<td>6.5<\/td>\n<td>2.1<\/td>\n<td>0.9<\/td>\n<td>3.0<\/td>\n<td>0.2<\/td>\n<td class=\"sort-by\" style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">19.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"line_2\">\n<td class=\"title\">2013-14 <span style=\"font-size:1.2em;\">\u2606<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"title\">BY<\/td>\n<td>82<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">36<\/td>\n<td title=\"549\/1303\">42.4<\/td>\n<td title=\"221\/221\">39.4<\/td>\n<td title=\"369\/426\" style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">87.1<\/td>\n<td>0.4<\/td>\n<td>3.1<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">3.5<\/td>\n<td>5.6<\/td>\n<td>2.4<\/td>\n<td>0.8<\/td>\n<td>2.4<\/td>\n<td>0.3<\/td>\n<td class=\"sort-by\" style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">20.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"line_1\">\n<td class=\"title\">2014-15 <span style=\"font-size:1.2em;\">\u2606<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"title\">BY<\/td>\n<td>82<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">36<\/td>\n<td title=\"590\/1361\">43.4<\/td>\n<td title=\"196\/196\">34.3<\/td>\n<td title=\"344\/401\" style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">86.4<\/td>\n<td>0.6<\/td>\n<td>4.0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">4.6<\/td>\n<td>6.2<\/td>\n<td>2.0<\/td>\n<td>1.2<\/td>\n<td>2.7<\/td>\n<td>0.3<\/td>\n<td class=\"sort-by\" style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">21.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"line_2\">\n<td class=\"title\">2015-16<\/td>\n<td class=\"title\">BY<\/td>\n<td>75<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">36<\/td>\n<td title=\"615\/1477\">41.9<\/td>\n<td title=\"232\/232\">37.5<\/td>\n<td title=\"412\/465\" style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">89.2<\/td>\n<td>0.6<\/td>\n<td>3.4<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">4.0<\/td>\n<td>6.8<\/td>\n<td>2.2<\/td>\n<td>0.9<\/td>\n<td>3.2<\/td>\n<td>0.4<\/td>\n<td class=\"sort-by\" style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">25.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"line_1\">\n<td class=\"title\">2016-17<\/td>\n<td class=\"title\">BY<\/td>\n<td>75<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">36<\/td>\n<td title=\"660\/1485\">44.4<\/td>\n<td title=\"217\/217\">37.0<\/td>\n<td title=\"487\/547\" style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">89.5<\/td>\n<td>0.6<\/td>\n<td>4.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">4.9<\/td>\n<td>5.9<\/td>\n<td>2.0<\/td>\n<td>0.9<\/td>\n<td>2.6<\/td>\n<td>0.3<\/td>\n<td class=\"sort-by\" style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">27.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"line_2\">\n<td class=\"title\">2017-18 <span style=\"font-size:1.2em;\">\u2606<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"title\">BY<\/td>\n<td>73<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">37<\/td>\n<td title=\"620\/1416\">43.9<\/td>\n<td title=\"226\/226\">36.1<\/td>\n<td title=\"496\/540\" style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">91.6<\/td>\n<td>0.8<\/td>\n<td>3.6<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">4.5<\/td>\n<td>6.6<\/td>\n<td>1.6<\/td>\n<td>1.1<\/td>\n<td>2.8<\/td>\n<td>0.4<\/td>\n<td class=\"sort-by\" style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">26.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"line_1\">\n<td class=\"title\">2018-19 <span style=\"font-size:1.2em;\">\u2606<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"title\">BY<\/td>\n<td>80<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">36<\/td>\n<td title=\"680\/1536\">44.4<\/td>\n<td title=\"240\/240\">36.9<\/td>\n<td title=\"464\/512\" style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">91.2<\/td>\n<td>0.8<\/td>\n<td>3.8<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">4.6<\/td>\n<td>6.9<\/td>\n<td>1.9<\/td>\n<td>1.1<\/td>\n<td>2.6<\/td>\n<td>0.4<\/td>\n<td class=\"sort-by\" style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">25.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"line_2\">\n<td class=\"title\">2019-20 <span style=\"font-size:1.2em;\">\u2606<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"title\">BY<\/td>\n<td>66<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">38<\/td>\n<td title=\"627\/1346\">46.3<\/td>\n<td title=\"270\/270\">40.1<\/td>\n<td title=\"462\/514\" style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">88.8<\/td>\n<td>0.5<\/td>\n<td>3.8<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">4.3<\/td>\n<td>8.0<\/td>\n<td>1.7<\/td>\n<td>1.1<\/td>\n<td>2.9<\/td>\n<td>0.3<\/td>\n<td class=\"sort-by\" style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">30.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"line_1\">\n<td class=\"title\">2020-21 <span style=\"font-size:1.2em;\">\u2606<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"title\">BY<\/td>\n<td>67<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">36<\/td>\n<td title=\"603\/1333\">45.1<\/td>\n<td title=\"274\/274\">39.1<\/td>\n<td title=\"448\/482\" style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">92.8<\/td>\n<td>0.5<\/td>\n<td>3.7<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">4.2<\/td>\n<td>7.5<\/td>\n<td>1.5<\/td>\n<td>0.9<\/td>\n<td>3.0<\/td>\n<td>0.3<\/td>\n<td class=\"sort-by\" style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">28.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"line_2\">\n<td class=\"title\">2021-22<\/td>\n<td class=\"title\">BY<\/td>\n<td>29<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">36<\/td>\n<td title=\"223\/551\">40.2<\/td>\n<td title=\"92\/92\">32.4<\/td>\n<td title=\"159\/179\" style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">87.8<\/td>\n<td>0.4<\/td>\n<td>3.7<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">4.1<\/td>\n<td>7.3<\/td>\n<td>1.3<\/td>\n<td>0.6<\/td>\n<td>2.9<\/td>\n<td>0.4<\/td>\n<td class=\"sort-by\" style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">24.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"line_1\">\n<td class=\"title\">2022-23 <span style=\"font-size:1.2em;\">\u2606<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"title\">BY<\/td>\n<td>58<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">36<\/td>\n<td title=\"556\/1200\">46.3<\/td>\n<td title=\"243\/243\">37.1<\/td>\n<td title=\"510\/556\" style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">91.4<\/td>\n<td>0.8<\/td>\n<td>4.0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">4.8<\/td>\n<td>7.3<\/td>\n<td>1.9<\/td>\n<td>0.9<\/td>\n<td>3.3<\/td>\n<td>0.3<\/td>\n<td class=\"sort-by\" style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">32.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"line_2\">\n<td class=\"title\">2023-24 <span style=\"font-size:1.2em;\">\u2606<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"title\">MIL<\/td>\n<td>73<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">35<\/td>\n<td title=\"540\/1277\">42.4<\/td>\n<td title=\"219\/219\">35.4<\/td>\n<td title=\"474\/511\" style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">92.0<\/td>\n<td>0.5<\/td>\n<td>3.9<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">4.4<\/td>\n<td>7.0<\/td>\n<td>1.8<\/td>\n<td>1.0<\/td>\n<td>2.6<\/td>\n<td>0.2<\/td>\n<td class=\"sort-by\" 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