Damian Lillard spoke about Denver Nuggets star Russell Westbrook.
The two future Hall of Famers were in the primes of their career at the same time and typically brought the best out of one another in their heated matchups.
Lillard: "My first five, six years. He was the bully. They was on TV all the time. Russ, it didn't matter if it was like a big matchup, if somebody was hurting was playing against the backup. He didn't care. He tried to do it to everybody. I just remember when I was like rookie, second year. He used to try to give me 50 every time. He would be shooting on me so much that KD would be getting mad... Once I realized that it was like that. I started taking it personal.
They faced off in the first round of the 2019 NBA playoffs .Since that series, Westbrook has played for the Houston Rockets, Washington Wizards, Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Clippers . He is no longer an All-Star, but he is coming off a year where he averaged 11.1 points, 5.0 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.1 steals per contest while shooting 45.4% from the field.
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