I understand that Lillard has a legitimate beef for being left off the All-Star team, but is isn’t like he was left off for some scrubs.
The WEST is stacked with talent and his best argument is he has been healthy while players like KD and Westbrook haven’t played in as many games as he had. I do give him credit for not sugarcoating his feelings, he is upset about it and has been venting to media and on social media for a few days now.
He has decided not compete in skills challenge and no word on if he will show up at all in NYC for All-Star weekend.
After being left off NBA All-Stars, Damian Lillard has decided not to defend back-to-back titles in Skills Challenge, source tells RealGM.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) February 2, 2015