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Damian Lillard Expected to Miss At Least 3-4 Games With Groin Strain

Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard expects to miss at least the next three or four games due to a groin strain, he told reporters at practice on Thursday. Lillard suffered the injury against the Memphis Grizzlies on Feb. 12. He did not participate in Thursday’s practice.

Damian Lillard says he’s not playing tomorrow and expects to miss “at least 3-4 games” if he had to guess.

— Sean Highkin (@highkin) February 20, 2020

Kerry Eggers of the Portland Tribune added that 3-4 games could be on the low end, according to Lillard, who didn’t mince words about how he’s feeling, saying he’s “sore as hell”.