Chauncey Billups: Damian Lillard hasn’t been shut down for the season

Joe Mussatto @joe_mussatto
Blazers rookie Shaedon Sharpe will get the starting defensive assignment on Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Chauncey Billups said. – 5:23 PM

Sean Highkin @highkin
Chauncey Billups says he’s challenging Shaedon Sharpe by giving him the other team’s toughest defensive assignment every night the rest of the way. He’ll be on Shai Gilgeous-Alexander tonight. – 5:22 PM

Sean Highkin @highkin
Billups says the main guys — Dame, Nurk, Jerami, etc. — haven’t officially been shut down and are considered day-to-day. “We’re just being cautious.” Do with that what you will. I’m just telling you what he said. – 5:19 PM

Sean Highkin @highkin
Same starters as last night, per Chauncey Billups. – 5:18 PM

Damian Lillard @Dame_Lillard
Wtf Kenny Bayless doin bra – 12:53 AM

Damian Lillard @Dame_Lillard
If @andreward or @Realdevinhaney not in the ring I don’t have no real bias…
Rayo got robbed. – 11:29 PM

Damian Lillard @Dame_Lillard
Rayo got robbed … period – 11:17 PM

Adam Zagoria @AdamZagoria
George Mason Transfer big man Josh Oduro has heard from Florida, Miami, Virginia, Providence, Syracuse, Notre Dame and Cincinnati, per source – 8:56 PM

Sirius XM NBA @SiriusXMNBA
Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard has come out and said he’s not interested in rebuilding.
@adaniels33 tells @RickKamlaSports he’s confused by what Lillard’s endgame is in Portland. pic.twitter.com/BZ7dBhm3vo – 8:44 PM

Alex Schiffer @Alex__Schiffer
U12 TO: Markquis Nowell is taking over this game. Hit a 3 from Dame/Steph territory and is throwing some Mahomes-esque passes. KSU leads FAU 57-50. Owls already up to 20 turnovers with 11:30 left. They need to find a way to rein that in. – 7:48 PM

StatMuse @statmuse
Dame this season:
— 32.2 (career-high)
— 7.3 APG
— 4.2 3PM (career-high)
— 3rd in PPG
— 3rd in 3-pointers
Top __ player. pic.twitter.com/tBEDnndfQr – 7:25 PM

CBS NBA @CBSSportsNBA
Blazers likely to shut down Damian Lillard for remainder of season as play-in berth looks doubtful, per report
cbssports.com/nba/news/blaze… – 6:56 PM

Sean Highkin @highkin
Update on this: as part of Women’s History Month, other players are wearing shirts of WNBA players on the bench. Damian Lillard went with Kim Perrot. Jusuf Nurkic is repping Candace Parker. Justise Winslow has the exact same Tina shirt Billups had on. – 11:56 PM

Sean Highkin @highkin
Chauncey Billups in a Tina Thompson shirt pregame pic.twitter.com/tRH5npvMkW – 8:29 PM

Sean Highkin @highkin
Chauncey Billups says Damian Lillard and Jusuf Nurkic are out tonight. – 8:16 PM

Aaron J. Fentress @AaronJFentress
Blazers coach Chauncey Billups said today that the status of Anfernee Simons (foot) and Jerami Grant (quad) for Friday’s game against the Bulls won’t be decided until Friday. Likely right before game time. #RipCity pic.twitter.com/dkldyFUaOn – 6:32 PM