Erica Fontaine Damian Lillard (2024)

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What happened to Damian Lillard cousin? ›

Last May, Lillard found his cousin and longtime personal chef, Brandon Johnson, dead in his Portland-area home. One of Lillard's aunts died from cancer and a friend died from COVID-19 in the months to follow.

He went on to play for coach Orlando Watkins at Oakland High School, where he was First Team All-League his junior and senior years. Over his junior campaign, Lillard averaged 19.4 points a night. As a senior, he averaged 22.4 points and 5.2 assists per game while leading the Oakland Wildcats to a 23–9 record.

However, starting in the 2023–24 season, the NCAA has returned to allowing all numbers from 0 to 99 in both men's and women's basketball. The rule about "0" and "00" no longer applies in the NBA but previously, in 2000, Utah Jazz center Greg Ostertag changed from "00" to "39" so Olden Polynice could wear No.

Damian Lillard takes you on a tour of his tattoos. The more tattoos the less rings I guess...

From three to five! Damian Lillard and fiancée Kay'La Hanson welcomed twins on Thursday, son Kalii Laheem Lillard and daughter Kali Emma Lee Lillard. The 30-year-old Portland Trail Blazers star also shares 2½-year-old son Damian Jr. with Hanson.

Selected by Portland as the #6 overall pick in the 2012 NBA Draft, Damian started in all 82 games during his rookie campaign.

The presumed long-term replacement for Lillard is highly-touted rookie point guard Scoot Henderson, who the Blazers selected with the third overall pick in June's NBA Draft.

Lillard, now 32 years old, is the oldest player ever to score 70 points in an NBA game. David Robinson, who was 28 at the time, had previously held this record, making Lillard the first player in his 30s ever to score 70 points in a game.

A significant part of the festivities was the tribute to the 75 greatest players of all time. The list included Jordan, Magic, Kobe, and other greats — as well as current stars like Lillard.

Damian Lillard's three-step vertical leap was measured at 39.5 inches in 2012, making him one of the most explosive players in the NBA. He is able to dunk and take flight for impressive rebounds and blocks.

Was Damian Lillard always number 0? ›

' Damian wears the jersey No. 0 which represents the letter “O” and his basketball journey from Oakland (where he grew up) to Ogden (where he played in college) and to Oregon (with the Trail Blazers). He only switched to the number when he joined the NBA and wore the No. 1 throughout college.

Oscar Palmer Robertson (born November 24, 1938), nicknamed "the Big O", is an American former professional basketball player who played for the Cincinnati Royals and Milwaukee Bucks in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

It turns out that Jayson Tatum was not only influenced by Bradley Beal, but also by Gilbert Arenas, another Washington Wizards superstar. Arenas was nicknamed Agent Zero and he wore the number 0 on the back of his jersey. Jay Williams is a former NBA player who played at Duke from 1999 to 2002.

The Letter O is the debut studio album by professional basketball player Damian Lillard, under the moniker Dame D.O.L.L.A. , which stands for Different on Levels the Lord Allows.