There were a lot of things to celebrate in Damian Lillard’s first start as a Buck. The most important being the quick on-court connection he has with Giannis Antetokounmpo. His craft with the ball in his hands is at such a level as to seem effortless which is a sure mark of the peerless at this level of competition.
Yet it was his pre- and post-game interviews on the ESPN broadcast that kept my attention. Not for any sort of outrageous quote or anything, but simply because of his countenance. He’s really like that all the time, it seems.