Key Highlights
- I think it's just one of those injuries where you've got to take your time—you know, it takes what it takes.
- The first couple of weeks to maybe two or three months is kind of frustrating because you're so limited.
- But with patience, giving yourself grace, and doing the things necessary to continue progressing, you get to a point where you start to see the light at the end of the tunnel."Lillard chose to take a year off and not push to return this season at age 35.
- He said he is happy with that decision, the growth he has seen from the Trail Blazers, and where this could lead next season."I feel great about it — even better now than I did when I made that decision.
- Just getting further along and seeing that everything is coming back..."Now that I've gotten to that point, I feel better about the decision to give myself the maximum amount of time.