Emergency podcast: Damian Lillard gets wildly encouraging health news before playoffs start (04.17.2025)

We assumed the Milwaukee Bucks would be without Damian Lillard for, at the very least, the first-round playoff series against the Indiana Pacers. Maybe we were wrong? News came Thursday that Lillard is cleared for basketball activity and is no longer on blood-thinning medication, part of a rapid recovery that could have him available very early in the playoffs. Bucks reporter Jim Owczarski and host JR Radcliffe chat about the development and what it means for the Bucks. Music intro produced by Olivia Reiner and voiced by Michelle Rutkowski.