Damian Lillard will be on TV in the All-Star 3-point contest, but he’s still recovering from a torn Achilles. Here’s what we know about his 2025-26 status, the latest rehab updates, and the most realistic return timeline.

The Portland Trail Blazers star, who hasn't played an NBA game since April 27, won his third NBA 3-point contest Saturday, joining Larry Bird and Craig Hodges as the only three-time winners of the event. He had previously won back-to-back titles in 2023 and 2024.

Damian Lillard captured the 2026 State Farm 3-Point Contest on Night 2 of NBA All-Star Weekend in Los Angeles.

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Damian Lillard strutted onto the floor at Intuit Dome bathed in 17,000 blinking red lights, sporting a black Portland Trail Blazers “Letter O” uniform and tapping his left wrist. Yes,