Milwaukee Bucks All-Star guard Damian Lillard has been cleared for full basketball activity, the team announced Thursday.

Milwaukee Bucks guard Damian Lillard is off blood-thinning medication and has been cleared for full basketball activity, a major step forward in his return from the deep vein thrombosis that has kept him out for the last month.

The Milwaukee Bucks will be without Damian Lillard for the start of the team's NBA playoff series against the Indiana Pacers. Milwaukee revealed that the team is still holding out hope that Lillard will be able to suit up at some point during the first round.