Damian Lillard has a bit of a history of getting punished for doing the right thing. For years he was the face of loyalty in the NBA. He spent the bulk of his prime watching his contemporaries link up on the team of their choice and compete for championships.

Rick Carlisle, Tyrese Haliburton and Myles Turner began their press conferences by sending best wishes to Damian Lillard after his leg injury.

Nowhere outside of Milwaukee was Damian Lillard’s injury felt more than in Portland, which still holds onto its former star tightly.