Near the end of Friday's showdown against the Utah Jazz, Portland Trail Blazers All-Star guard Damian Lillard was enraged after the referees didn't call a goaltend on Utah's center Rudy Gobert that may have cost Portland the game.
Lillard proceeded to take his frustrations out on Twitter by calling out the referees after the game.
We don’t wana hear this punk Ass shit. https://t.co/nuG56kaHbR
— Damian Lillard (@Dame_Lillard) February 8, 2020
In a postgame interview, Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell took shots at Blazers shooting guard Gary Trent Jr.’s for his in-game trash talking.
Donovan Mitchell: “I don’t see why a guy like Gary Trent should come in and think he can just punk us. … We’re not a team that you can come in and just talk trash to. We’re not just gonna back down. … That’s what we kinda lacked the past few games — just toughness.” pic.twitter.com/Repl9u006a
— Eric Walden (@tribjazz) February 8, 2020
Lillard responded to Mitchell by defending his teammate on Twitter.
Man stop… https://t.co/MyKXZko4TU
— Damian Lillard (@Dame_Lillard) February 8, 2020
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