Through his first few seasons in the NBA, Portland Trail Blazers All-Star guard Damian Lillard has worked on a rap career in his spare time.

During a recent live performance at the JBL Festival at Hard Rock Hotel Beach Club in Las Vegas, former NBA star Paul Pierce displayed his support to Lillard on social media, which the Blazers star then responded with an appreciation video.

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The 27-year-old has quickly earned the reputation as being a solid rapper that has put out several songs that show his skills on the microphone. Lillard has rapped at many other events in the last few offseasons that show that he may already have put his next career path in line once his NBA playing days are finished.

The support from one of his colleagues is an encouraging touch as it shows he is at earned the respect from them in this line of work. Keep in mind, he had released a 12-track album entitled “The Letter O” last October that peaked on the US Billboard 200 at 119th.

Lillard has fully embraced the possibility of taking a more serious effort with his rapping as he continues to put out music over the last couple of years.