You know that Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard is not bad at this basketball thing, and by now, you probably are also aware of the fact that he is actually a good rapper.
But let's say basketball and music did not exist (sounds harsh, but just go with me for a moment).
What then, would Lillard do?
Probably run a mentor program for young men. https://t.co/j6WLGh9WBw
— Portland Trail Blazers (@trailblazers) February 22, 2019
That answer from Lillard does not come as a surprise at all.
You would be hard-pressed to find a more upstanding NBA player than Lillard, who is widely viewed as one of the best people, in general, in the league. He has done a ton of work in the community, even recently winning the November NBA Cares Community Assist Award.
Of course, basketball does exist, and Lillard is excelling yet again on the hardwood this season. He's averaging 26.1 points, 6.4 assists, 4.5 rebounds and 1.2 steals over 35.3 minutes per game while shooting 44.6 percent from the floor, 37.0 percent from 3-point range and 90.7 percent from the free-throw line.
As a result of his production on the year, Lillard made his fourth All-Star appearance.
The 28-year-old, who played his collegiate basketball at little-known Weber State University, was originally selected by the Blazers with the sixth overall pick of the 2012 NBA Draft.
He started all 82 games during his rookie campaign, registering 19.0 points, 6.5 assists and 3.1 boards across 38.6 minutes a night while making 42.9 percent of his field goal attempts, 36.8 percent of his long-distance tries and 84.4 percent of his free throws.
The following year, Lillard made the All-Star team after posting 20.7 points, 5.6 dimes and 3.5 rebounds through 35.8 minutes per game, connecting on 42.4 percent of his shots, 39.4 percent of his triples and 87.1 percent of his foul shots.
Lillard has now averaged at least 25 points per game for four seasons in a row.
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