Something interesting happened last night during the Portland Trail Blazers disappointing 113-103 loss to the shorthanded Philadelphia 76ers. Twice during the game, Philadelphia fans at the Wells Fargo Center serenaded Trail Blazers superstar Damian Lillard with chants of “We want Lillard!”
The chants caught the attention of SiriusXM NBA Radio program, “The Starting Lineup,” hosted by Frank Isola and former NBA player Brian Scalabrine. Isola said the reception from Philadelphia fans may make Lillard want a future in a 76ers jersey.
If you’re Damian Lillard, you’re struggling this season, your team is struggling and you got the crowd in notoriously rough Philadelphia chanting your name — I’m not saying it means he wakes up today and says, ‘I want to go to Philadelphia,’ but that has to make an impression on him, right?