The fifth annual Damian Lillard Brookfield Picnic was on Saturday in East Oakland.
The Blazers guard hosts the event to give back to his community.
Warriors forward Draymond Green attended and Lillard thanked him on Instagram:
Everything about this is awesome.
Let's take a walk down memory lane to Nov. 1, 2016, when the Warriors beat the Blazers 127-104 in Portland.
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Following shootaround that day, Lillard made a declaration about Golden State's defense.
"It's not the same. They are a great offensive team and I think they will still be a good defensive team, but it's different than when (Andrew) Bogut is not back there. It's just not the same."
After the win, Draymond delivered a message to Lillard.
"That was great for us to really come out and put that kind of game together on the defensive end, especially when our defense has been called out -- that there's no anchor and it's not the same and all that -- I think some opinions will change sooner than later. But until then, we'll just keep doing that. And when they change, we'll keep doing that still. It was fun to do that...
"I love when people say stuff like that. I take it personal, so I appreciate it. It really got me going on that end tonight. And I felt amazing out there, and I think our defense was amazing.
"So yeah I love when people say stuff like that. Continue to do it."
It's also possible that Lillard "can't stand" Draymond because the Warriors ended the Blazers' season each of the last two years.
[REWIND: Trash talk between Draymond, Blazers 'good' for 'softened up' NBA]
And perhaps stuff like this factors in as well:
Last possession of 1st half: Draymond completely ignores his man (Turner) and blows this play up (and then lets Lillard know about it. Ha) pic.twitter.com/34bO63lLso— Drew Shiller (@DrewShiller) April 18, 2017
Draymond and Lillard face off for the first time on Dec. 11 at Oracle Arena.
Drew Shiller is the co-host of Warriors Outsiders and a Web Producer at NBC Sports Bay Area. Follow him on Twitter @DrewShiller
