The situation between Damian Lillard's camp and the Portland Trail Blazers became so contentious during the month of September that the NBA league office intervened. 

A Zoom meeting was organized by the NBA on Sept. 23rd with league officials, Joe Cronin, Damian Lillard, Aaron Goodwin and NBPA general counsel Ron Klempner attending.

The meeting was scheduled with the purpose of opening up the lines of communication between the Blazers and Lillard's camp.

Both sides expressed their trust issues with the other during the meeting.

Cronin promised to do a better job communicating and started to do so again with Goodwin.