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Portland Trail Blazers All-Star guard Damian Lillard has a right calf strain and will be re-evaluated in one to two weeks, the team said Sunday.<br> The Trail Blazers said Lillard sustained a Grade 1 strain to the soleus muscle in the lower leg.<br>The severity was detected in an MRI exam following Saturday's 118-113 home loss to the Utah Jazz.<br> He exited in the third quarter of the game after scoring 13 points in 27 minutes, despite 2-of-14 shooting. He added seven assists.<br> This is Lillard's second calf injury of the season. He left the team's game against the Miami Heat on Oct.<br><br>26 with a right calf strain and missed four games.<br> Lillard is averaging 26.3 points, 7.0 assists and 4.3 rebounds in 11 games this season. He was limited to just 29 games in 2021-22 because of an abdominal injury.<br> The 32-year-old has career averages of 24.7 points,  [https://weareliferuiner.com/chocolate-cherry-runtz-strain/ weareliferuiner.com] 6.7 assists and 4.2 rebounds in 722 games, all with Portland.<br><br>The Trail Blazers selected him with the No. 6 overall pick in the 2012 NBA Draft.<br> The Trail Blazers begin a four-game road eastern road swing beginning Monday against the Milwaukee Bucks.<br> --Field Level Media<br><br>adverts.addToArray({"pos":"inread_player"})Advertisement