Tanking be darned, the time is now for the Portland Trail Blazers to make a late stampede into the playoffs, at least according to Blazers superstar Damian Lillard.
In a recent piece for The Athletic, writer Jason Quick detailed how Lillard voiced a motivational message to his teammates about the rest of the season at Saturday’s practice.
One by one, he said, Lillard got into the ear of key teammates and delivered a message that crystalized his expectations, for himself and for them.
His message?
“It has to happen now,’’ Lillard said.