Milwaukee's Doc Rivers says Damian Lillard won't 'go out this way'

Doc: Lillard says he is 'not going out this way'

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.

Milwaukee’s Doc Rivers says Damian Lillard won’t ‘go out this way’ after tearing Achilles tendon

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Milwaukee Bucks coach Doc Rivers has learned to take 10-time NBA All-Star Damian Lillard at his word.

Milwaukee's Doc Rivers says Damian Lillard won't 'go out this way'

The 34-year-old Lillard has been one of the league's top players over his career and is a seven-time All-NBA selection.

Lillard To Rivers: I'm Not Going Out This Way

Damian Lillard vows that his career didn’t end on Sunday night, when he fell to the court due to a non-contact injury that was diagnosed as a left Achilles tear. While the Bucks star guard and longtime All-Star could miss all of next season, he has no plans to call it quits. Lillard expressed his feelings to head coach Doc Rivers on Tuesday, ESPN’s Shams Charania reports. “He said two things, which I love,” Rivers said. “The first one, he just s…