At Celtics shootaround on Friday morning at Madison Square Garden, Simons told reporters he checked in with Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard to make sure everyone was okay, and appeared visibly impacted by the news of his friend’s arrest. “It hit me pretty tough for sure,” Anfernee Simons said. “Just in shock. And obviously, I’ve got a great relationship with Chauncey. Even after the trade, he’s checking in on me, and I’m checking in on him. So we had a great relationship, and I think, like I said before, it’s an unfortunate situation for him to be in, especially for him and his family, all the media attention that’s coming in, the scrutiny.”

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