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VIDEO: Dude literally eats a shoe over Lillard All-Star snub

Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

Portland Trail Blazers fan Josh Thatcher is a man of his word.

On Jan. 29, Thatcher responded to a fellow Blazers fan on Twitter that if Damian Lillard didn't make the All-Star team, he would eat a shoe.

Well, Lillard didn't make the team, as a fan-voted starter, as a coach-voted reserve or as a commissioner-appointed injury replacement. As upset as Lillard himself may have been and as unjust as some of Lillard's peers may have found it, nobody is suffering quite like Thatcher.

Yes, Thatcher followed through on his promise, posting a video to his Instagram page on Saturday wherein he boils, blends and then eats a shoe. It's as part of a larger smoothie, but this is still pretty incredible dedication to one's word.

CAUTION: Eating a shoe b/c @damianlillard missed @nba All-Star game and I guaranteed @ichapod and @barbaratitushe would make it. @pinwheelempire #badbet#wouldmakeitagain #allstarnotanallstar #morewood#yellowtape #ripcity

Eating a shoe b/c @damianlillard missed @nba All-Star game and I guaranteed @ichapod and @barbaratitus he would make it. @pinwheelempire #badbet #wouldmakeitagain #allstarnotanallstar #morewood #yellowtape #ripcity

The only question now becomes what does Thatcher do if Lillard later makes the team as an injury replacement, should another Western Conference player go down?

-with h/t to Sporting News

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