Nurkic Blazers at Lillard: "I'd like to be able to play with my broken leg"

The Trail Blazers have weathered the storm created by the absence of Jusuf Nurkic due to injury. Despite the loss of the pivot of his defense, Portland climbed to the seventh game of the Western Conference semifinal. Regardless of the severity of his injury, it is clear that Nurkic aspires to join his teammates in the field.

After winning the match in Game 6, Zac Al-Khateeb of Sporting News captured a quote from Damian Lillard summarizing Nurkic's desire to return to the field. According to Lillard, the Bosnian beast told him that he was ready to risk getting hurt again for the chance to face his old team.

"It was actually the first time today, when he was sitting in front of me on the bench, he said," I wish I could play with my broken leg. I would go there right now and still hurt if I could, "said Lillard at the post-game press conference. "And I thought," This guy's crazy. "

Here is a video of Lillard's response after the match (via Bleacher's report).

A return to this stage of his convalescence is not a reality for Nurkic, but you must give props to the heart of the great.