Emerging as an early MVP candidate, Damian Lillard fought his hardest to pull the Portland Trail Blazers back to relevance. Unfortunately, a ravaged roster depleted by injuries has made that a fruitless goal.
While Dame received much adoration for his playoff run last year and early success this season, it didn’t take long for some media pundits to turn on Lillard once the losses started stacking up.
Losing that momentum must have made a big difference in this year’s All-Star voting, seeing as Lillard won’t be a starter for this year’s game. The NBA officially announced who would be representing the Western Conference as starters on Thursday.