After saying his Nuggets should tweak their game plan in a postgame press conference, Nuggets rookie Michael Porter Jr. received some widespread criticism from his NBA peers, namely from Trail Blazers superstar Damian Lillard.
Porter Jr. responded to Lillard�s criticism after tonight�s Game 5 win over the Clippers. The rookie forward started by clarifying his words, telling reporters, �I stand by what I said, but I didn�t mean it in any type of disrespectful way.�
He addressed Lillard specifically.
�Dame and those guys, I respect all those guys,” said Michael Porter Jr. “So you know especially those superstars in the league talking to a young guy like me, you wanna listen, you don�t wanna have an ego and just think you�re always right. So I just took what those guys said and I listened to it. Everybody has their opinion.�
H/T Malika Andrews
Porter Jr. only scored 7 points tonight but came up big with a clutch 3-pointer in the final minutes. With the situation sorted out amongst the team, he and the Nuggets will look to carry their momentum into game six.