Damian Lillard (abdominal) ruled out for Blazers Sunday
Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Denver Nuggets.
Lillard is dealing with lower abdominal tendinopathy, and as a result, he'll miss his first game of the season Sunday night against defending MVP Nikola Jokic. Anfernee Simons is a prime candidate to step into the starting point guard role, and Dennis Smith Jr. should see a big bump in minutes off the bench.
In 13 games this season, Lillard has averaged 20.0 points, 4.3 rebounds, 8.1 assists and 37.1 FanDuel points.
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