The Celtics were reportedly one of the finalists for free agent star Damian Lillard before he opted to rejoin the Portland Trail Blazers last week on a three-year deal worth $42 million. However, some new comments from Lillard indicate that Boston may never have had much of a chance after all to land the 35-year-old.

Monday marked the return of Portland’s favorite son, as Lillard met with the media to discuss an earlier-than-anticipated homecoming. Last week, the nine-time All-Star announced he was returning to the Rose City two years after requesting a trade that took him 2,000 miles from the only NBA home he’d ever known.

There’s joy, and then there’s the joy currently at the Damian Lillard’s kids camp. “They all walked up and they was like, ‘Man, you back! You back,’” said Lillard of the campers. “Last year, when I did camp and I wasn’t on the team,

In a move that is therapeutic and helpful for both sides, Damian Lillard and the Portland Trail Blazers will reunite.

All-star point guard Damian Lillard opened up on being waived by the Milwaukee Bucks and returning home to Portland.

The Portland Trail Blazers got franchise icon Damian Lillard to sign a new contract with the team as he returns to his roots. Lillard's family is based in Port