Portland Trail Blazers

Damian Lillard campaigns for Trail Blazers to retire LaMarcus Aldridge’s number after shocking retirement

Published by
Justin Benjamin

On Thursday, Brooklyn Nets big man LaMarcus Aldridge announced his decision to retire from the NBA following a scary health issue.

Consequently, Portland Trail Blazers superstar Damian Lillard made it clear he wants to see the Blazers retire Aldridge’s number.

“There’s no denying the kind of career he had in Portland, and what he meant to this city,” he said. “I think that’s the proper respect, to the retire that jersey because of who he was and what he did for this organization.”

Aldridge, was the No. 2 pick in the 2006 NBA Draft.

The big man played for the Blazers for the first nine years of his career. As a matter of fact, Aldridge made a name for himself in Portland.

The veteran averaged 19.4 points, 8.4 boards and 1.9 assists per contest as a member of the Blazers. He played a pivotal role in helping the Blazers reach the playoffs in five seasons.

He put up 22.1 points 8.8 rebounds and 1.8 rejections per game with the Blazers in the postseason.

Lillard, 30, played alongside Aldridge for three years.

Justin Benjamin

Justin has been writing about the NBA for several years. In addition to his stellar news coverage of the league, he has conducted multiple interviews with players and people around the league.

Published by
Justin Benjamin

Recent Posts

Former Raptors guard calls Drake ‘selfish’ for hating on DeMar DeRozan

Former NBA guard Lou Williams, who spent a season with the Toronto Raptors during his…

13 hours ago

Ex-NBA journeyman says violence sometimes is the answer in light of Joel Embiid’s altercation with reporter

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid made headlines Saturday night after reportedly shoving columnist Marcus Hayes…

1 day ago

Everything we know as NBA launches investigation on Joel Embiid shoving reporter in 76ers locker room

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid reportedly shoved columnist Marcus Hayes in Philadelphia's locker room following…

1 day ago

Andrew Tate attempts to use LeBron James’ endorsement against Kamala Harris

Controversial social media personality Andrew Tate commented Saturday on the upcoming presidential election, which is…

1 day ago

Kyle Kuzma roasts Rudy Gobert for flinching after he saw Russell Westbrook charge at him

During Friday's game between the Minnesota Timberwolves and Denver Nuggets, Nuggets guard Christian Braun dunked…

2 days ago

Report: ‘Annoyed’ Jayson Tatum accepted apology from Grant Williams following Friday’s drama

Late in the fourth quarter of Friday's game between the Boston Celtics and Charlotte Hornets,…

3 days ago