Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard is arguably the biggest Las Vegas Raiders fan in the NBA. Because really, who's still a Raiders fan, right?
Kidding aside, Lillard has repeatedly professed his love-and-hate relationship with the Raiders, the team he grew up following as a wide-eyed kid in Oakland. Despite the seemingly incessant futility of the Silver and Black, the perennial NBA All-Star has never wavered his support.
On Monday, with the Raiders struggling to get going at home against the Baltimore Ravens, Lillard took to Twitter to express his sheer frustration. He also suggested giving wide receiver Henry Ruggs III more opportunities to run the ball.
SMH raiders gone raiders … can we get ruggs the ball please
— Damian Lillard (@Dame_Lillard) September 14, 2021
In the last 18 seasons, the Raiders have only made the postseason once—a wildcard game defeat to the Houston Texans. The team has tried all sorts of things in the past few years, even bringing back coach Jon Gruden. But it has been one painful exit after one painful exit.
The Raiders are lucky to have a fan like Lillard, who's highly respected for his loyalty to Rip City. The high-scoring guard was heavily rumored to jump ship in the offseason, even getting linked to the Los Angeles Lakers, Golden State Warriors, and the New York Knicks among other teams. But once again, he chose to stay with the Trail Blazers.
In some aspects, the fate of Lillard and the Raiders are similar. Both have been valiantly competitive but they've always fallen short of their goal.
As of posting, the Raiders and the Ravens are battling in overtime after ending the regulation at 27-all.
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