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Amid another successful season, Damian Lillard has started to prove his worth more than ever playing alongside Giannis Antetokounmp. Lillard is in his second season with the Bucks after spending 11 years with the Portland Trail Blazers.

Damian Lillard made his way slowly to the Milwaukee Bucks team buses shortly after he missed his third straight game with a strained right calf, and the all-star point guard didn't have much news when it came to the severity of his injury.

This week, when the NBA's board of governors meets in New York, team owners will discuss a proposal to launch a new basketball league in Europe, according to Sportico. In January, NBA commissioner Adam Silver told reporters in Paris that it was looking into the endeavor and would update its owners in March.

The NBA's ongoing exploration of expanding its role in European basketball will continue this week at the league's Board of Governors meeting in New York, as Commissioner Adam Silver said earlier this year would be the case.

NBA team owners are expected to vote this week on an initiative to launch a professional basketball league in Europe, Sportico's Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams report. The proposed league would be comprised of eight to 10 teams and aims to expand basketball's presence across Europe and capitalize on the sport's popularity by being more