The Portland Trail Blazers announced All-Star point guard Damian Lillard is out for Game 5 against the Los Angeles Lakers after undergoing two MRIs and being diagnosed with a right knee sprain.
Lillard suffered the injury in the third quarter of the Lakers’ 135-115 win in Game 4 on Tuesday night. His knee buckled while going up for a shot, and although Lillard initially tried to play through it, the game was already out of reach so Portland made the wise decision to sit him.
This is the second injury Lillard has suffered in the series after dislocating a finger in his left hand in Game 2.