Dame on ASG: "If they said we're not going to have a game, I'd be perfectly fine with it. I just had two newborns, I would love to spend that extra time with my family. But if they say we're going to do it, I understand that with the kind of money we make, certain things just have to be done."

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Damian Lillard with a rational take on the All-Star game

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"A lot of players are saying, 'Why are we even having a game?' And I understand that. If they said we're not going to have a game, I'd be perfectly fine with it. I just had two newborns, and I would love to spend that extra time at home with my family. My fiancee went through a lot delivering two kids, so I'm sure she'd love to have that extra time with me at home, and the same with Dame Jr. and the rest of my family that I haven't even been able to see because we've been under these strict protocols. But if they say we're going to do it, I understand that because this is our job and I understand that with the kind of money we make, you've got to make sacrifices and certain things just have to be done. Obviously for that event, TNT or whoever is gonna want the show to go on. There's repercussions for us not doing that. It could be something negative for us not going along with that. If that's what we're going to do, I'm with it. But if we're not, I'm fine with that too.