Damian Lillard on his Achilles rupture My first thought was I'm about to come back from this Everybody else had more pity for me than I did The PT is about to cryI didn't cry Talking to Aaron Rodgers and KD and Rudy Gay all these guys that experienced it I never had that moment of pity

Damian Lillard I wouldn't say I'm representing the achilles nation or nothing like that I do think I represent strength We are athletes so when we go through injury people act like it's the end of the world

Damian Lillard on his thoughts while Devin Booker was shooting during the final round of the three-point contest I was praying on his downfall

Damian Lillard looking back on his 71 Points game after Bam Adebayo's 83 points game Looking back he regrets not taking more shots getting to 90 points

Damian Lillard with 29 in the final

Zion Williamson The part that would get me the most is the people saying I didn't care I care a lot I really care So going through all those injuries missing a lot of time because of it It did a lot on my mental but it also helped me grow as a pro

Jayson Tatum gets introduced for the first time after rupturing his Achilles in May