The Trailblazers star is threatening to sit out games if the NBA won't guarantee Portland a fair shot at the playoffs in 2020.
is threatening to sit out games if the NBA won't guarantee his Trailblazers a"true opportunity" for the playoffs in a return to play ... saying,"I'm not going to be participating."in a phone interview Tuesday."And you can put that [expletive] in there."
But, Lillard says that just ain't going to fly with him ... because he says if Portland -- which is currently 3.5 games out of 8th place in the West -- doesn't get a fair shake to make the postseason, he's out. Of course, the NBA has also reportedly thrown around the idea of beginning its playoffs immediately ... and telling all the non-playoff teams to stay home.
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