Lillard on his Blazers return: 'I'll play this season with joy'

After a 16-month recovery from an Achilles injury, Lillard expressed a renewed perspective on life and basketball as he returns to the Blazers.
After spending roughly 16 months on the sideline rehabilitating from a torn left Achilles tendon, Lillard emerged from the career-threatening injury with a new perspective about life, basketball and the missing ingredient in both.
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