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Damian Lillard opened up about the rivalry between the Portland Trail Blazers and the Los Angeles Clippers.

Lillard denied there is a rivalry between the two teams, despite his beef with Paul George and Patrick Beverley.

“I thought a rivalry was built on the court, you know what I’m saying? I don’t think this is a rivalry,” Lillard said about the Blazers/Clipper rivalry, via team reporter Casey Holdahl.

Lillard started a beef with George and Leonard last season, which intensified during the season restart in the Orlando “bubble”.

The Blazers and the Clippers will face off on Wednesday at Staples Center.