Lillard leaves with torn Achilles tendon

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Damian Lillard worked tirelessly to make an extraordinarily rapid return from deep vein thrombosis in his calf and join his Milwaukee Bucks teammates for the playoffs.

In just his third game back, he suffered another potential long-term injury to his other leg.

Lillard was helped off the court and into the locker room after a non-contact injury midway through the first quarter of the Bucks’ 129103 loss to the Indiana Pacers in Game 4 of their Eastern Conference first-round ser...