Bucks coach Doc Rivers says he spoke to Damian Lillard on Tuesday and the guard said he's "not going out this way" after tearing his left Achilles tendon.

When Kevin Durant suffered a torn Achilles tendon while playing for the Golden State Warriors in Game 5 of the 2019 NBA Finals, he ended up missing the entirety of the 2019-20 season. He later told ESPN's Baxter Holmes he had feared the injury would be career-ending.

Damian Lillard's already difficult season came to an abrupt end on Sunday when the star guard went down with what was later diagnosed as an Achilles tear during Game 4 of the Milwaukee Bucks' playoff series vs.