{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_im5vmbfmhyow6ypja7vq","title":"Damian Lillard Gets Real About Blazers Crowded Backcourt","title_en":null,"outlets":2,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/lillard-says-blazers-crowded-backcourt-will-work-itself-out-im5vmbfmhy","count":2,"items":[{"id":"n_ppkoo3a3cpnokwfabnuq","seq":600068,"kind":"article","title":"Damian Lillard Gets Real About Blazers Crowded Backcourt","url":"https://basketballforever.com/2026/09/28/damian-lillard-gets-real-about-blazers-crowded-backcourt","summary":"The biggest question surrounding the new-look Blazers heading the NBA season is: how are they going fit the surplus of backcourt talent together? The team is completely flushed with guards – having Lillard and Ja Morant as starters and and their backups Jrue Holiday and Scoot Henderson. Lillard was asked how the team is going […] The post Damian Lillard Gets Real About Blazers Crowded Backcourt appeared first on Basketball Forever .","published":"2026-09-29T06:40:45Z","seen":"2026-09-29T07:04:57Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"kite-basketballforever-com-f7f6dc","name":"basketballforever.com","domain":"basketballforever.com"},"via":"kite-basketballforever-com-f7f6dc","topics":["nba","featured","news","portland trail blazers"],"authors":["Sam Pasfield"],"entities":[{"id":"Q622308","name":"Damian Lillard","type":"person"}],"story":"st_im5vmbfmhyow6ypja7vq","category":"sport","category_p":0.5699999928474426,"category2":"arts-culture-entertainment","sentiment":"neutral","tone":-0.2199999988079071,"political":0.10999999940395355},{"id":"n_im5vmbfmhyow6ypja7vq","seq":534633,"kind":"article","title":"Lillard says Blazers' crowded backcourt 'will work itself out'","url":"https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/50054292/lillard-blazers-crowded-backcourt-work-out","summary":"Damian Lillard said he's not worried about balancing a backcourt that includes himself, Ja Morant, Jrue Holiday and Scoot Henderson, saying it \"will work itself out.\"","published":"2026-09-28T22:31:38Z","seen":"2026-09-28T22:31:38Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"kite-espn-com-48768a","name":"espn.com","domain":"espn.com","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q217776","name":"ESPN","type":"broadcaster","country":"US","designations":["cable channel","specialty channel","subscription television"]}},"via":"kite-espn-com-48768a","topics":["nba"],"authors":["Ramona Shelburne"],"entities":[{"id":"Q122595503","name":"Lillard","type":"person"},{"id":"Q134479","name":"Croatia men's national football team","type":"org"}],"story":"st_im5vmbfmhyow6ypja7vq","category":"sport","category_p":0.7699999809265137,"sentiment":"neutral","tone":0.07999999821186066,"political":0.11999999731779099}]}