Damian Lillard Gets A "Scare" After His 71-Point Masterpiece

It was DAME TIME in Portland Sunday night, as Trail Blazers' superstar Damian Lillard dropped a 70-piece on the Houston Rockets, scoring 71 points. But after terrorizing the Rockets all night, Lillard got a scare of his own: A drug test by the NBA. 

Not that he was worried about failing the test, but he admitted that he's "scared of needles."

Dame said tonight was the first time he had been blood-draw drug-tested following a game in his entire career.

His full thoughts on it: pic.twitter.com/ZKu5vIKmrd

— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) February 27, 2023

Honestly, I was like are y’all serious? I did the urine test [Saturday] and they backed it up with the blood draw after the game [Sunday]. That was actually the first time in my career [getting] tested after a game. Then aside from that they know I am scared of needles. I know I got a lot of tattoos, but when you’re doing a blood draw it is different than tattoos.

The 32-year-old Lillard became the oldest player of the eight NBAers ever to top the 70-point barrier, and did it with the fewest amount of free throws.

Lillard shot 22 of 38 from the field and 13 of 22 from 3-point range. He tied Donovan Mitchell of the Cleveland Cavaliers for the most points in a game this season, and Spida reacted:

My mom calls me and says @Dame_Lillard tied your record… you gotta get 72 now😂😂😂

— Donovan Mitchell (@spidadmitchell) February 27, 2023

“My mom calls me and says @Dame_Lillard tied your record … you gotta get 72 now."

Another masterful performance from Lillard, who continues to carve his place in the Hall of Fame.  

Now if only we could see him get a chance to do this in the playoffs.