The prodigal son returns (to NBA All-Star weekend). Photo: Amanda Loman/Getty Images
NBA All-Star weekend is back — and so is Damian Lillard. Kinda.
Driving the news: Lillard, who is sitting out this season as he nurses a torn achilles, will participate in the 3-point contest on Saturday.
It will be the first time he's competitively shot a basketball in a Blazers jersey since he was traded to the Milwaukie Bucks in 2023.
He'll be joined by the Suns' Devin Booker, former Blazer and current Heat hooper Norman Powell the Nuggets' Jamal Murray, among others.
Fun fact: Dame hasn't missed a 3-point shot all season, so he's got to be the favorite, right? Maybe we're biased.
What we're watching: It will also be the first All-Star appearance for Blazers' forward Deni Avdija, who's had a breakout season and is the first member of Rip City to make an All-Star game since LaMarcus Aldrige was selected in 2015.
All-Star Saturday, which features the 3-point contest, kicks off at 2pm, with the All-Star Game itself tipping off at 2pm on Sunday.
Both events will be available live on NBC and the Peacock app.
