With a mix of excitement, concern and fatigue, Damian Lillard rejoined the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night at the Moda Center.

The last couple of days have been quite a whirlwind for the All-Star point guard. Early Thursday morning, Lillard and his girlfriend welcomed their first child -- a son named Damian Jr. -- into the world. Then, a few hours later, Lillard's half-brother, Jahrell Lillard, was shot and nearly killed outside Clackamas Town Center.

Lillard spoke publicly for the first time since the incidents occurred, answering questions from a group of reporters about an hour before facing the L.A. Clippers at the Moda Center. Here's a transcript of his Q&A session:

"First of all, my son was born healthy. Big and strong. I was excited. It was a great experience. Also, my half-brother was shot five times outside of the Clackamas mall yesterday. He's stable. He's doing fine. It was unfortunate. But I'm not going to talk anymore about it."

How was the delivery? Sounds like it took some time?

"It was great. It was a long labor, but it was a great experience."

In retrospect, is there relief now that the pregnancy is no longer on your mind?

"Yeah. I think it's a certain level of worry. Anytime you're going to have a child, you're responsible for another human being. Also, for my girlfriend, her health and having to go through that while I've got to be on the road and focus on other things. Just the fact that that's out the way and he was born healthy and she got through it healthy as well. I think it's a lot off my shoulders now that that's over with."

Did they make it home or are they still at the hospital?

"Still at the hospital."

You said you were hoping he looks like you, does he?

"I thought he did look like me."

How would you describe your emotions when you finally saw him?

"I don't think there's really any way to describe it. It's a different level, different type, of excitement. It was my son looking in my eyes. It was different. I've never felt anything like that."

Where were you during the Memphis game?

"I was at the hospital. I watched it from the hospital."

What were your impressions of the game?

"I thought we competed hard. CJ (McCollum) had a big game. I felt like we had a lot of opportunities to, I guess, to break the game open, get a double-digit lead. It would get to seven and it seemed like we would just let up a little bit, like we thought because of their record they might just kind of go away. And they never went away. So, every time we built a lead, they would hit two threes and cut it to one. We got ourselves in a dogfight. When you do that, against an NBA team on the road, anything can happen."

Was your son born Wednesday night or yesterday morning?

"Yesterday morning."

How's your girlfriend doing?

"She's doing fine."

Looked like you had a stack of Dame shoes waiting for him?

"Yeah. (laughs) Nothing but the finest."

What was it like emotionally to go through the birth of your son and then deal with what happened to your brother?

"It's highs and lows. That was probably one of the highest moments of my life ... my son coming out and holding him, just having that experience. And then having to deal with a tragedy in the middle of it is unfortunate. But, like I said, he's stable and he's doing fine. So, I guess you've got to look at it like things could be a lot worse."

How would you describe where your mind is heading into tonight's game?

"Just trying to focus and get through the night, man. Get another W. That's where I'm at with it."

Working on much sleep?

"Not a whole lot."

Authorities want tips from the public. What's your message to the public about your brother?

"If anybody has any information, come forward. But, like I said, it's my brother and my No. 1 concern is his health and his well-being. Right now, he's stable and he's doing fine. In a situation like this, you can't ask for more than that. You've got to let the authorities do their job and do what they need to do."

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