Blazers’ Damian Lillard gives Speed the scoop on his potential return date

Damian Lillard is keeping things honest about his road back to the court. The Portland Trail Blazers star confirmed he expects to be ready at the start of next season, giving fans the clearest update yet on his recovery from a torn Achilles, per TalkBasket. Speaking with iShowSpeed during the streamer’s Portland stop, Lillard didn’t mince words when asked about his comeback.

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“Probably start of next season,” he said. “That Achilles, you can’t f*ck around with that.”

Lillard, 35, suffered the injury on April 27 while playing for the Milwaukee Bucks in the playoffs. A few weeks later, Milwaukee waived him, stretching the final $103 million left on his contract. By July, he signed a three-year, $42 million dea