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Superstars such as Damian Lillard leaving their franchises to team up with other great players and form “superteams” has become the norm in the modern NBA. Just this offseason, we’ve seen Anthony Davis jumped ship from New Orleans to join LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers, while California natives Paul George and Kawhi Leonard […]

Portland Trail Blazers guards Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum are first and second, respectively, in minutes per game this season. Lillard is averaging 38.6 minutes per game and McCollum is playing 37.7. In the load management era, some would say that’s too many minutes for the Blazers’ two best players. However, McCollum believes he and […]

Portland Trail Blazers star point guard Damian Lillard wants to get one thing straight: center Hassan Whiteside is a “good dude” and not a locker room cancer. Lillard is trying to help Whiteside become the best version of himself. Whiteside was ripped on national television by the TNT halftime crew on Thursday. Shaquille O’Neal and […]

It was a memorable evening for Portland Trail Blazers cornerstone superstar Damian Lillard, as he produced an historic performance against the Brooklyn Nets on Friday night. The 6-foot-2 point guard torched the Nets for a career-high 60-point performance (19-of-33 from the floor, 15-of-15 from the line, along with seven treys, for rebounds, and five assists), […]

Portland Trail Blazers superstar point guard Damian Lillard put forth one of, if not the best offensive performances of his entire career on Friday, as he torched the Brooklyn Nets for a career-high 60 points. Unfortunately for Lillard, his heroics were invalidated by the Nets, who still emerged victorious in the tightly-contested matchup, 119-115. Following […]

Damian Lillard was truly displeased with the free-throw disparity on Thursday night’s 107-101 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers. The Clippers paraded to the foul line nearly twice as much as the Portland Trail Blazers, which prompted the All-Star guard to say the following: “It seems like everything we did was a foul tonight,” said […]

Portland Trail Blazers star guard Damian Lillard unleashed a hesitation move en route to a slam dunk against the LA Clippers. Hesi and the Hammer for Dame Lillard 🔨 pic.twitter.com/gIUjw937td — ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) November 8, 2019 Lillard was trying to get his team back in the game. They were down by double digits in a […]

The Portland Trail Blazers finally seemed to make a breakthrough during the 2019 NBA Playoffs. The Trail Blazers defeated a tough Oklahoma City Thunder team and the second-seeded Denver Nuggets to reach the Western Conference Finals. Though they were once again dispatched by the Golden State Warriors, the deep run could not be ignored. Indeed, […]

Portland Trail Blazers superstar point guard Damian Lillard, who was born and raised in Oakland, is sad that the Golden State Warriors and Oakland Raiders are no longer in Oakland. The Warriors play in San Francisco now. While the Raiders are still in Oakland at the moment, they are moving to Las Vegas: Asked Damian […]

Portland Trail Blazers star point guard Damian Lillard finally reacted to the big-time NBA brawl between the Philadelphia 76ers and Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday, which resulted in two-game suspensions for All-Star centers Joel Embiid and Karl-Anthony Towns. Per Dwight Jaynes in NBC Sports Northwest: “We’re basketball players, so I don’t think we should be fighting,” […]

Damian Lillard and the Portland Trail Blazers take on the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday. The Sixers will be without Joel Embiid, who is serving his two-game suspension after getting into a fight with Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns. Lillard says the Sixers are still a handful without Embiid because they have All-Star Al Horford in […]

Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant was asked to name his top five players in the NBA during a visit to ESPN’s “First Take.” While the injured star didn’t technically commit to naming his top five, he did say the top five players he enjoys watching, starting with teammate Kyrie Irving, LeBron James, James Harden, Joel […]

Portland Trail Blazers head coach Terry Stotts was all praises for Damian Lillard’s game-winning defense against the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday. Per NBC Sports Northwest, Stotts and Lillard shared what was going through their minds when the star guard wanted to challenge the late-game call that could have decided the game in the Mavs’ favor. […]

If you were hoping for a new chapter in the rap beef between Shaquille O’Neal and Damian Lillard, you’re better off just listening to Kanye West’s Jesus Is King. Shaq officially killed any hopes of more diss tracks being released in a recent interview. Uproxx’s Carolyn Droke wrote about Shaq’s thoughts on the entire fiasco […]

Damian Lillard became just the second player in the history of the Portland Trail Blazers franchise to open a season with consecutive 30-point games after he hung 35 on the Sacramento Kings on Friday night: Damian Lillard is just the second player in @trailblazers history to score at least 30 points in each of his […]

In a piece for The Players’ Tribune, Portland Trail Blazers shooting guard CJ McCollum talks about his emotions watching All-Star point guard Damian Lillard hit a long game-winner over Paul George and the Oklahoma City Thunder in the 2019 playoffs. Lillard scored 50 points in Game 5 against the Thunder and hit the series-clinching shot […]

Damian Lillard was impressed with Hassan Whiteside’s defensive abilities and amazed at how his new teammate was able to check Nikola Jokic through the course of their season opener against the Denver Nuggets. The new Portland Trail Blazers center dominated at both ends of the floor, putting up 16 points on a strong 6-of-7 shooting […]

Portland Trail Blazers star guard Damian Lillard dropped Mason Plumlee of the Denver Nuggets with a spin move. He then skied to the rim for a one-handed flush. Dame spin… DAME SLAM! 💥😤#RipCity 25#MileHighBasketball 22#KiaTipOff19 on ESPN pic.twitter.com/aapisavPc2 — NBA (@NBA) October 24, 2019 Was it a legitimate ankle breaker? Or did Lillard get away […]

Damian Lillard is planning to “play more minutes” in the Portland Trail Blazers’ third preseason game against the Phoenix Suns. Blazers head coach Terry Stotts expects Lillard and shooting guard CJ McCollum to play about 25 minutes on Saturday. “Play more minutes tomorrow,” Lillard said, via Dwight Jaynes of NBC Sports Northwest. “I know we’re […]

For Portland Trail Blazers stars Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum, a team’s culture is everything and they are stressing its importance to the newcomers. Lillard is aware that some people downplay them whenever they point out how critical a healthy team culture is. But for Lillard, he has observed how newcomers felt and embraced this […]

Denver Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. had a strong preseason debut after sitting out his entire first year due to back issues, posting nine points and three rebounds in a short stint, all while impressing Damian Lillard while at it. Lillard sat by his injured teammate Jusuf Nurkic, recalling a quick exchange from the center […]

Damian Lillard didn’t care to go back at Shaquille O’Neal after the latter released a second diss track at the Portland Trail Blazers star. The former NBA star has been hellbent in winning this rap war against Lillard, but the Blazers star considers it done after his latest diss track, “I Rest My Case” did […]

After missing Friday’s practice due to a hamstring injury, Portland Trail Blazers star point guard Damian Lillard was back on the floor with his teammates on Saturday. Hassan Whiteside and Pau Gasol remained out for the Blazers. Damian Lillard (hamstring) practiced today, while Hassan Whiteside (ankle) and Pau Gasol (foot) did not. Neither Whiteside nor […]

Damian Lillard is one of the best basketball players on the planet. The Portland Trail Blazers star also happens to be one of the league’s best lyricists, regarded by hip hop fans as one of the best ballplayers who can spit bars. His latest rap beef is with Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal. Shaq opened […]

Portland Trail Blazers star point guard Damian Lillard didn’t practice on Friday due to a hamstring injury. Center Hassan Whiteside and power forward Zach Collins joined Lillard on the Blazers’ injury report. Lillard (hamstring), Whiteside (ankle) and Collins (middle finger) did not practice today. — Casey Holdahl (@CHold) October 4, 2019 We shouldn’t overact to […]

Count Portland Trail Blazers star point guard Damian Lillard has someone who is opposed to load management. Lillard says he wants to play in every game assuming he’s healthy. The All-Star guard says the Blazers aren’t a superteam with the luxury of resting key players during the regular season: https://twitter.com/highkin/status/1179844516431314945 Damian Lillard missed just two […]

Portland Trail Blazers guards Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum are giving their old teammate, Meyers Leonard, a hard time about his early-morning workouts with Jimmy Butler. Butler got in an early-morning training session on the first day of Miami Heat training camp at 3:30 a.m. Leonard is now joining Butler in the early sessions and […]

Portland Trail Blazers All-Star Damian Lillard and NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal are engaged in a back-and-forth rap battle. It all started when Dame claimed that he was a better rapper than Shaq in a recent interview. Shaq actually heard Lillard’s comments and decided to record a diss track in an attempt to prove his mettle. […]

Miami Heat legend Dwyane Wade has chimed in on the recent beef between Portland Trail Blazers superstar Damian Lillard and Basketball Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal. For his part, Wade opted to come to the defense of Shaq, who he happened to have played with for a few seasons during the latter’s four-year stint with […]

Damian Lillard released a diss track aimed at rapper, actor, and oh yeah Basketball Hall of Fame center Shaquille O’Neal, with the Portland Trail Blazers point guard sharing the link to the track on Twitter with the caption “I’m going to practice now.” Ok I’m going to practice now… https://t.co/imVsfyCEzt — Damian Lillard (@Dame_Lillard) October […]

The beef between Portland Trail Blazers All-Star point guard Damian Lillard and Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal continues to intensify, as the former has now come out with his own diss track against the retired four-time NBA champ. Lillard, aka Dame D.O.L.L.A., did not take too long to come out with his response from Diesel’s […]

Four-time NBA champion Shaquille O’Neal recently dropped a massive diss track on Damian Lillard. O’Neal claimed that the Portland Trail Blazers star isn’t in the same league as Russell Westbrook and Stephen Curry. He even said Trevor Ariza was better. Listen to the track below: https://www.instagram.com/tv/B227HUMlBwt/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=dlfix Shaq didn’t hold back at all. Dame didn’t take […]

Damian Lillard says the Portland Trail Blazers’ focus is to win a championship this season. The Blazers made it to the Western Conference Finals last season, but got swept by the Golden State Warriors. Lillard says last year is over with and it’s a new season for the team. https://twitter.com/highkin/status/1178774195448078337?s=20 In August, Damian Lillard said […]

It’s safe to say Hassan Whiteside is really excited to play with Portland Trail Blazers guards Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum this season. When the Miami Heat traded Whiteside to the Blazers in the summer, the center posted a video of him saying, “We got shooters!” At Blazers media day on Monday, the big man […]

Paul George’s 2018-19 season didn’t end the way he wanted to, as his Oklahoma City Thunder was eliminated in the first round of the playoffs by the Portland Trail Blazers. But what will probably haunt him, at least until next year’s playoffs, is the fact that Damian Lillard hit a series-clinching game-winner against him. This […]

The NBA season has not even started, but there are already bold claims being made about specific players. Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard found one so ridiculous that he had to address it himself. ESPN released their Top 100 Players ranking for the upcoming season. While these rankings don’t necessarily reflect the quality of […]

Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard recently sat down with HotNewHipHop for a wide-ranging interview. During his appearance, Lillard was asked to compare some of the stars of hip hop to those of the NBA. When asked to pick an artist who best reflects his own style, however, the four-time All-Star chose J. Cole. […]

Damian Lillard has a stint with Team USA in his future sights, with every intention to don the red, white and blue during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The Portland Trail Blazers guard was one of the many familiar faces missing from the convocation process in Las Vegas last month, but he’s hopeful to participate in […]

Damian Lillard is almost certainly the best rapper in the NBA, and his new Portland Trail Blazers teammate — rookie Nassir Little — wants to prove his microphone fiend bona fides by guesting on a track with the All-NBA point guard. Lillard, being a good teammate, agreed to let Little in on a guest track […]