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FILE – Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum of the Trail Blazers in the second game of the first round of the NBA playoffs on August 20, 2020 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Kim Klement-Pool / Getty Images / AFP
MANILA, Philippines – After all the trash talk, Damian Lillard and the Portland Trail Blazers had the last word.
Lillard did not land a blow by taunting the Los Angeles Clippers, who blew a 3-1 lead and were crushed by the Denver Nuggets in Game 7.
The Lillard-Clippers feud dates back to last year’s playoffs when the Blazers guard sent then-Oklahoma City forward Paul George home and fired after hitting a series-securing 3-pointer on the buzzer.
George, who was traded to the Clippers in the offseason, called Lillard’s 3-pointer from 35 feet a “bad shot.”
Looks good with me https://t.co/nw3YU9TKFl
– Damian Lillard (@Dame_Lillard) September 16, 2020
The feud continued when Clippers point guard Pat Beverley taunted Lillard for missing two free throws in Los Angeles’ 107-101 win over Portland last month.
The exchange between Lillard and the two Clippers had continued on social media. The Blazers star called the Clippers “dummies” while Beverley hinted at an early departure from the Blazers with a “Cancun at 3” comment.
The Blazers were bounced by the Los Angeles Lakers in the first round of the playoffs in five games, but it didn’t take Lillard long to applaud shortly after the Clippers’ collapse.
Lillard tagged Beverley in a tweet and mocked the Clippers guard by extending a “Cancun invitation.”
@ patbev21 I guess I should extend this invitation to Cancun as I haven’t made my arrangements yet 😂😂😂
– Damian Lillard (@Dame_Lillard) September 16, 2020
And as always, Portland’s other star guard, CJ McCollum, who had a field day tweeting about the Clippers’ troubles during the game, supported Lillard.
I’ll bring the wine 🍷. Nice weather as always https://t.co/oE0d6gPBPy
– CJ McCollum (@CJMcCollum) September 16, 2020
“If they fly in private, they can surely enter Mexico. I should probably get the big plane, ”McCollum tweeted.
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