The Portland Trail Blazers are listing superstar point guard Damian Lillard as questionable for Friday's game against the Dallas Mavericks.
The Blazers say Lillard has an upper respiratory infection:
Damian Lillard is questionable for tonight's game in Dallas with upper respiratory illness. It comes for everyone.
— Casey Holdahl (@CHold) January 17, 2020
The Blazers are 18-24 on the season. They are in 10th place in the Western Conference standings.
Lillard has appeared in 40 games this season. He's averaging 26.8 points, 4.2 rebounds and 7.6 assists while shooting 44.4 percent from the field, 35.9 percent from beyond the arc and 89.0 percent from the free-throw line.
Lillard has eight double-doubles on the season.
After making it to the Western Conference Finals last season, the Blazers have been up and down this season. They have some work to do to get back in the playoff race.
Blazers shooting guard CJ McCollum says Lillard proposed an idea where players can challenge each other to one-on-one games during All-Star Weekend. The Celebrity Game, Rising Stars Challenge, Skills Challenge, 3-Point Contest and Slam Dunk Contest are great, but All-Star Weekend needs a new event to bring some sizzle and Lillard may have just offered up the perfect solution.
Some of the best one-on-one players in the league right now are James Harden, Damian Lillard, Paul George, Kawhi Leonard, Russell Westbrook, Kyrie Irving, CJ McCollum, Anthony Davis and Giannis Antetokounmpo. Needless to say, basketball fans around the world would be tuned into an event where some of their favorite players go one-on-one with other stars.
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