During his introductory press conference with the Portland Trail Blazers, former Bucks star Damian Lillard said he checked in with Aaron Rodgers on recovering from a torn Achilles.

Monday marked the return of Portland’s favorite son, as Lillard met with the media to discuss an earlier-than-anticipated homecoming. Last week, the nine-time All-Star announced he was returning to the Rose City two years after requesting a trade that took him 2,000 miles from the only NBA home he’d ever known.

After signing a three-year, $45 million deal to return to the Blazers, Lillard said "it never felt right, not being home.”