Damian Lillard said the Bucks indeed approved his request to rehab his torn Achilles at home in Portland, Oregon, despite reporting that suggested otherwise.

Damian Lillard Refutes Controversial Bucks Report originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Milwaukee Bucks shocked the basketball world on Tuesday when they waived Damian Lillard in order to sign Myles Turner to a four-year, $107 million deal. It was an abrupt end to Lillard's time in Milwaukee.

The Milwaukee Bucks made the shocking decision to sign Myles Turner to a four-year deal worth $107 million. In order to make that work, they had to waive and stretch Damian Lillard.