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After welcoming his son into the world Thursday morning, Damian Lillard will play when the Portland Trail Blazers host the Los Angeles Clippers in Portland Friday night, as reported by Shams Charania of Yahoo! Sports:
Sources: After birth of his son Thursday morning, Portland star Damian Lillard will return to the Trail Blazers for Friday’s home game against the Clippers. He missed Blazers’ road loss in Memphis on Wednesday.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) March 29, 2018
After the Blazers beat the Pelicans Tuesday night, Lillard flew home to be there for the birth of his son. He missed Wednesday’s loss against the Memphis Grizzlies.