Damian Lillard reacts to reunion with Trail Blazers after abrupt end to run with Bucks

Earlier this month the Milwaukee Bucks waived star guard Damian Lillard On Thursday ESPN disclosed the nine-time All-Star and the Portland Trail Blazers were finalizing a three-year contract to reunite Lillard with the only other NBA franchise he'd played for Lillard was drafted by the Trail Blazers and spent his first seasons with Portland He holds the record for the most of points in franchise history On Friday Lillard took to social media to express his excitement about the reunion CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COM RipCityyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy Lillard wrote in a post on X that featured a video panning the lockers of multiple Trail Blazers players including Lillard s No The video concluded with a short message Together Again Lillard will likely be sidelined the entire - season as he continues to recover from the Achilles tear he sustained in the NBA playoffs in late April GIANNIS ANTETOKOUNMPO SAYS 'A LOT OF PEOPLE' TRIED CONVINCING HIM TO JOIN KNICKS AMID MURKY BUCKS FUTUREThe Bucks still owe Lillard million and payments are expected to be stretched over the next five years according to the overview The -year-old's salary for the - season will climb to million due to his earnings from the Portland and Milwaukee deals The Blazers struggled without Lillard finishing last season with a - record and falling short of the playoffs ESPN also released that Lillard drew interest from multiple NBA contenders but he chose the crew with which he had the greater part familiarity Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter