Damian Lillard
Damian Lillard is an American professional basketball player who plays for the Portland Trail Blazers. He played college basketball at Weber State, where he earned third-team All-American honors.
In 2012, Lillard was selected by Portland as the sixth overall pick in the NBA Rookie of the Year.
Damian Lillard has received six NBA All-Star selections. In 2021, he was acknowledged as one of the league’s greatest players when he was named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team.
- Full name: Damian Lamonte Ollie Lillard Sr.
- Birthday: July 15, 1990
- Hometown: Oakland, Calif.
- Spouse: Kay’la Hanson (Sept. 5, 2021)
- Children: Damian Jr., twins Kalii Laheem and Kali Emma Lee
- Height: 6’2”
- Nickname: Dame, Dame Time, Big Game Dame
- High school: Arroyo (San Lorenzo, Calif.), St. Joseph Notre Dame (Alameda, Calif.), Oakland (Oakland, Calif.)
- Number of NBA Championships: 0
- Position: Point guard
- Jersey number: 0
- Net worth: $70 million
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Milwaukee Bucks star guard Damian Lillard was diagnosed with a torn left Achilles on Monday. It is a brutal end to a taxing season for the 34-year-old, and given the timing, there are now questions arising about his long term future in the NBA. Is Damian Lillard’s NBA Career In Jeopardy? Lillard was having a […]
The Indiana Pacers are intimately familiar with Damian Lillard’s playoff heroics. During his four games against the Pacers in Milwaukee’s 4-2 loss last postseason, Lillard averaged a sparkling 31.3 points and 5.0 assists per game on 64 percent true shooting. This time around, the Pacers have proven ready for Lillard’s deadly offense. Lillard miraculously returned […]
The first official game of the 2025 NBA Playoffs was the Eastern Conference matchup between the Milwaukee Bucks and Indian Pacers. It was a blowout throughout most of the game, with Indiana now taking a series lead, but there were fireworks towards the end of the game between Tyrese Haliburton and Damian Lillard. Lillard, Haliburton […]
They meet again, in the playoffs — again. In what has become one of the most entertaining rivalries in today’s NBA, the Indiana Pacers (50-32) will host the Milwaukee Bucks (48-34) in the 4-5 matchup out East. Seeds of animosity were first planted during the 2023-24 In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) semifinals. The Pacers shocked the […]
Milwaukee Bucks star Damian Lillard has suffered an injury that will keep him out indefinitely. Damian Lillard Out Indefinitely Injury Report – March 26 at Denver Out:Damian Lillard (Right Calf Strain)Bobby Portis Jr. (League Suspension)Jericho Sims (Right Thumb UCL Sprain) Questionable:Giannis Antetokounmpo (Left Foot Sprain) — Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) March 25, 2025 Lillard has been […]
The Milwaukee Bucks have traded Khris Middleton, 2024 first-round pick AJ Johnson and swap rights to their 2028 first round pick to the Washington Wizards for Kyle Kuzma, Patrick Baldwin Jr. and a 2025 second-round pick. Kuzma is having a down year with the Wizards tanking, averaging 15.2 points, 5.8 rebounds and 2.5 assists while […]
There won’t be much controversy over these choices. The league announced its All-Tournament Team for the 2024 NBA Cup on Thursday, as voted by 20 media . There were no major surprises. NBA Cup MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo leads the list of names, followed by his Milwaukee Bucks teammate, Damian Lillard. Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai […]
It’s no longer a game, it’s a tournament. Desperate times, desperate measures seems to be the prevailing thought around the dwindling competitive spirit at the NBA All-Star Game. In a bid to rev up the compete level, Adam Silver and Co. announced a radical departure from tradition as four teams will compete in three games […]
Just two weeks ago, alarm bells rang in Milwaukee. The Bucks started the season 2-8. They fell below .500 for the first time in the Doc Rivers era. Khris Middleton’s absence was loud and apparent. Their starting lineup, outside of Giannis Antetokounmpo’s brilliance, looked old. For his part, Antetokounmpo was applying pressure in the media, […]
According to Chris Haynes, Milwaukee Bucks guard Damian Lillard has entered concussion protocol. He will miss Tuesday’s NBA Cup game against the Toronto Raptors. Sources: Damian Lillard received hit to head near end of third quarter against Celtics on Sunday. Experienced headaches and dizziness today. Tests confirmed a concussion. There’s a possibility he could be […]
