The circle of life in sports, full of roster tear-downs and rebuilds, winning and losing, is an emotional, yet natural process. It’s one the Portland Trail Blazers and their fans are processing through right now.
After 11 seasons of rooting for and falling in love with Damian Lillard, the franchise’s all-time leading scorer is gone. Now a member of the Milwaukee Bucks, Lillard’s iconic “Letter O” jersey oddly comes in green and white, no longer red and black. In the franchise legend’s absence, fans have new jersey numbers to buy and a fresh group of faces to learn.