Throughout his career, Damian Lillard has always made it clear that he wants to play with the Portland Trail Blazers until he retires. He doesn’t care for the concept of superteams and would much rather build a championship team with the franchise that drafted him. Lillard even signed a supermax contract with the team to demonstrate how serious he is about winning with the Blazers.

However, Lillard wasn’t always sure about his standing with the team. During a recent Vanity Fair interview, Lillard admitted that there was a time where he thought he would be traded to the New York Knicks. Rumors had been floating around and he wouldn’t have been surprised had something gone down. 

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“I thought I was headed there a few years ago; I was hearing trade rumors,” Lillard said. “The Garden is my favorite place to play.” Lillard on the Knicks would have been a sight to behold especially when paired with Carmelo Anthony. Of course, the two play together now but Anthony would have been closer to his prime at the time of this potential trade.

If you’re a Blazers fan, you have to be thankful that the trade never went through. Otherwise, the team would be a lot worse off.

Bronny James Jr. is one of the most interesting up and coming talents in high school basketball and while his skills are certainly plentiful, his name has a little something to do with it. Of course, Bronny is the oldest son of LeBron James and there are many out there who think Bronny could someday go to a Division 1 NCAA school and maybe even make it into the NBA.

These days, Bronny can be found playing NBA 2K20 for his audience on Twitch. Yes, that’s right, Bronny is a Livestreamer in his spare time and he has grown to be quite good at it. Recently, Bronny was on stream, and in between all of the trolling, he was asked to name his five favorite NBA players. As you can see, he has some pretty good taste.

Giannis Antetokounmpo, James Harden, Damian Lillard, Anthony Davis, and Kevin Durant all ended up on his list although they weren’t placed in any particular order. Bronny ended up leaving his dad off of the list since that’s what the chat ultimately wanted him to do.

If you were to poll most young fans, this is the list they would probably give you. Realistically, Bronny’s list didn’t contain any surprises but it was solid nonetheless.

Let us know in the comments below who your top five is, using only contemporary players.

Ever since the death of George Floyd at the hands of police, there have been massive protests all across the country. These demonstrations have been organized and met with a ton of resistance from the police. Regardless, people continue to protest the injustices that have been committed for years and it's a beautiful sight to see everyone so united. Athletes have been adding their voice to these discussions and some have even shown up to protests.

Damian Lillard is one of those players as, over the past couple of days, he has been spotted walking arm in arm with protesters in Portland, Oregon. The images of Lillard's presence in these protests have been quite powerful and on Twitter, he continues to speak out against police brutality and the horrific images that have been a mainstay on the news.

Dan Orlovsky didn't exactly have the most productive NFL career although since then, he has become an analyst for ESPN and is featured on numerous shows. Orlovsky went on a bit of a tear today and he had none other than Damian Lillard in his sights. This was all because Lillard stated that he wouldn't want to play any games at a remote site if it meant his team had absolutely zero chance of making it to the NBA playoffs.

Orlovsky was very much against Lillard's line of thinking and stated that he thought Dame was being an "entitled and spoiled" brat. Lillard ended up becoming privy to these comments on unleashed on social media, telling Orlovsky that he should watch it and that he knows nothing about how Lillard got to his current position. Not to mention, Lillard made sure to throw in a shot at Orlovsky's suspect stats.

With Coronavirus cases trending downward, the United States and countries around the world have allowed their athletes to slowly but surely start training again. At this point, it remains to be seen as to when each individual league will return, but things are certainly taking a positive turn.

For instance, NBA players have been permitted to start training with their respective teams. In a recent interview with ESPN, Damian Lillard spoke about practicing with his teammates and how excited everyone was to see each other again.

“The whole first week was a breath of fresh air,” Lillard said. “On a certain level, it was exciting. You’re finally back on the court and you’re seeing everyone’s faces again.”

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Despite this, Lillard also noted that it has been difficult to focus as there are numerous health concerns involved. The virus has not been eradicated and everyone is anxious about potentially contracting it.

“The second week everyone is like, ‘All right, this is kind of weird,’” Lillard explained. “The excitement is gone and now it’s, ‘What going on?’ I haven’t had a personal experience with [COVID-19], but I know how real it is. There’s nothing excessive when you see the kind of toll it’s taking on the world.”

With Lillard’s experiences in mind, it will be interesting to see how soon the NBA decides to really come back.

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LeBron James has been bored in quarantine, just like the rest of us. Another NBA superstar who is going through the same thing right now is Damian Lillard of the Portland Trail Blazers. Both players have been spending time on their respective IG Lives as a way to engage with their fans and give the public some insight on how they live their daily lives.

Last night, LeBron and Dame decided to join forces and go live together. The results were pretty hilarious as both players immediately began roasting each other about their respective quarantine appearances. As one can imagine, the lack of barber availability has been a real blow to some of these guys' looks. 

Damian Lillard has consistently been one of the best point guards in the entire NBA over the last couple of seasons and fans are finally becoming hip to everything he can do out on the court. Lillard has his very own signature sneaker with Adidas and this past season, the Dame 6 became available to fans everywhere. There have been numerous colorways to come out over the past few months and now, a peculiar model is being teased.

This green and orange offering is called the Adidas Dame 6 “Dame Sauce” and looks like an actual packet of sauce that you would find at a fast-food restaurant like McDonald’s. On the tongue, we have an orange and green label that says both “Adidas” and “Dame Sauce” on it. One the side, you can even find the signature McDonald’s golden arch logo. This pretty well tells you that this shoe is in reference to the legendary fast-food chain, specifically.

So far, a release date has yet to be determined although stay tuned as we will be sure to give you all of the latest information, once it becomes available.

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Over the weekend, Jamal Murray had an interesting start to his quarantine. As you all probably know by now, a video of himself receiving oral sex was posted on his Instagram story. Murray claims he was hacked although no one knows for sure whether or not this was actually the case. Murray eventually apologized for the incident but three days later, he is still being clowned for what went down.

Yesterday, CJ McCollum and Damian Lillard of the Portland Trail Blazers got to go live on the NBA's official Instagram account. At one point, a commenter made fun of McCollum by saying his neckbeard looked like Murray's private parts. McCollum echoed these sentiments out loud which led to a hilarious response from Lillard.

Damian Lillard has consistently proven himself to be one of the best players in the NBA and over the last couple of years, he has been one of the most vocal. Lillard is someone who stands up for the rights of the players while also voicing concerns whenever he sees fit. The latest hot button issue in the NBA is the novel Coronavirus, COVID-19. The NBA is contemplating drastic measures in order to limit the spread of the disease. These measures include playing games without any fans present.

While speaking to Jamie Goldberg of The Oregonian, Lillard gave his in-depth take on the virus and the strategies he has undergone to make sure he and his son steer clear of the virus. As you can imagine, the last few weeks have been difficult.

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“Obviously, it’s concerning,” Lillard said. “Especially in the environment that we work in, we’re constantly high-fiving and signing autographs and greeting people. We’re always in the presence of thousands of people. So, you’re concerned for those reasons and then we’re around (the media) as well. … So, it’s kind of a concern, but you just got to do your best to take care of yourself, try to stay clean, keep your hands clean. For me, I’ve just been trying to keep myself and my son out of as many crowds as possible.”

Lillard isn’t the only player concerned about the virus and as it turns out, the executives are scared too. A meeting is being held on Wednesday where drastic measures could be enacted. If this is the case, the league could be in for an interesting few months.

Portland Trail Blazers All Star Damian Lillard recently linked up with fellow Adidas brand ambassador Pusha T for a two-pack of Adidas Dame 6 collabs. The first colorway launched as part of Adidas Basketball’s All Star collection this Friday, February 14th, while the second is reportedly on track to drop later this month.

As it turns out, the duo actually created a third Dame 6 – but that pair will be reserved for their family and friends. Lillard laced up the exclusive colorway in his return to the court on Wednesday night, and he took to instagram on Thursday to give fans a closer look at the “Friends & Family” Pusha T collab.

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The 29-year old guard put up 22 points with 5 assist and four rebounds in the 125-104 win over Washington, as the Blazers improved to 28-35 for the season. As it stands, Dame and co. are still 3.5 games back of the eighth seed Memphis Grizzlies.

Although the cream-based “Friends & Family” Dame 6 collab won’t be hitting retailers, the second Pusha T x Adidas Dame 6 will reportedly be available at select Adidas Consortium boutiques sometime later this month. Take a look at that upcoming colorway in the IG post embedded below.