Blazers set to celebrate Damian Lillard’s return to Rip City with Portland rally

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Portland Trail Blazers announced via social media on Friday that the team will celebrate nine-time all-star Damian Lillard’s return to Rip City on Sept 21 at Pioneer Courthouse Square.

The event will take place from noon to 2 p.m. in downtown Portland and Lillard is set to make a grand entrance to reunite with the Portland fans. This comes after the 35-year-old signed a multiyear contract with the Blazers in July after two seasons in Milwaukee.

Sponsored

class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter">

Lillard spent the first 11 seasons of his career in Portland, where he was selected No. 6 overall by the Blazers in the 2012 NBA Draft and won the 2013 NBA Rookie of the Year Award.

The Oakland, Calif. native is the all-time franchise leader in points (19,376), points per game (25.2), 3-pointers made (2,387), free throws made (4,427) and free throw percentage (89.5%).

Lillard also helped the United States Men’s Basketball Team win gold at the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games. He is not set to return to the court until the 2026-27 season, due to an Achilles tendon tear he sustained last season.