LILLARD Damian

15 Jul 1990
31
Male
1.91/6'3''
OAKLAND, CA
 
United States of America
LAKE OSWEGO, OR
 
United States of America

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
BKB Basketball Men 1 Gold Medal

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Saitama Super Arena
FRA
France
83
USA
United States
76
Finished
Saitama Super Arena
USA
United States
120
IRI
Islamic Rep. of Iran
66
Finished
Saitama Super Arena
USA
United States
119
CZE
Czech Republic
84
Finished
Saitama Super Arena
ESP
Spain
81
USA
United States
95
Finished
Saitama Super Arena
USA
United States
97
AUS
Australia
78
Finished
Saitama Super Arena
FRA
France
82
USA
United States
87
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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Dame Dolla (Twitter profile, 09 Jul 2021)
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Making music under the name Dame Dolla. (Instagram profile, 09 Jul 2021)
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Athlete
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Weber State University, Ogden, UT, USA
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Partner Kay'La, children Dame Junior [2018] and twins [2021]
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English
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Portland Trail Blazers [United States of America] since 2012/13
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Chauncey Billups [club], USA; Gregg Popovich [national], USA
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Point guard (basketball-reference.com, 09 Jul 2021)
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His cousin Keljin Blevins has played basketball in the NBA and spent the 2020/21 season at the Portland Trail Blazers. His brother Houston earned a football scholarship to Southeast Missouri State University in the United States of America. (basketball-reference.com, 09 Jul 2021, 17 Jun 2021; usab.com, 29 Jun 2021)
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He injured his foot during his third year at Weber State University in Ogden, UT, United States of America, and was limited to 10 appearances that season. (nytimes.com, 08 Feb 2014)
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NBA [USA] (espn.com, 09 Jul 2021)
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Every summer he works with his personal trainer, Phil Beckner, to diversify his game and work on weaknesses. He begins a training day with a lifting session and watching game footage before moving on to game and skill specific drills. In the off-season he does a full workout that exhausts him and then does more shooting drills to further build endurance. (theringer.com, 27 May 2021)
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"I don't forget those steps that it took for me to get here. So even though I got a family and I got all these commercials and these endorsements, I don't forget the thing that makes all of those things possible. Which is the work, the discipline." (nytimes.com, 31 Mar 2021)
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In 2021 he was named as the NBA's Twyman-Stokes Teammate of the Year. The award is voted on by players to recognise selfless play, on and off court leadership as a mentor and a role model to other NBA players, and commitment and dedication to the team. (usab.com, 29 Jun 2021

He won the 2018/19 J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award, which is selected by the Professional Basketball Writers Association to recognise an individual in the NBA who has shown outstanding service to the community. (usab.com, 29 Jun 2021)

He was selected for the 2018 All-NBA First Team. (usab.com, 29 Jun 2021)

In 2013 he was named NBA Rookie of the Year. (usab.com, 29 Jun 2021)

General Interest

General
MUSIC CAREER
He has released three studio albums under his hip-hop name Dame Dolla. He has a song featured on the soundtrack for the video game 'NBA 2k20' and on the film 'Space Jam: A New Legacy'. (Instagram profile, 09 Jul 2021; forbes.com, 04 Jun 2021; theundefeated.com, 14 Jan 2021)

NUMBER ZERO
He wears number 0 for his team to honour the town he grew up - Oakland, CA, United States of America; the town where he played in college - Ogden, UT, United States of America, and the state where he plays in the NBA - Oregon, United States of America. (usab.com, 29 Jun 2021)

NBA DRAFT
He was drafted by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 2012 NBA Draft as the sixth overall pick. (basketball-reference.com, 09 Jul 2021)

OTHER ACTIVITIES
In 2013 he became a global ambassador for the Special Olympics. "I'm happy to be a part of it and raise awareness for people with intellectual disabilities." (linkr.ee/DamianLillard, 09 Jul 2021; specialolympics.org, 01 Jan 2014)

Legend
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Gold Medal
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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