Damian Lillard Parents: Meet Gina Johnson And Houston Lillard: Born on July 15, 1990, Damian Lillard, officially known as Damian Lamonte Ollie Lillard Sr. is an American professional basketball player.
He developed a passion for playing basketball at a younger age and has been consistent throughout his career rising through the ranks to become one of the most sought-after American basketball players.
At the time of this writing (Tuesday, June 20, 2023), Lillard is a professional basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association.
He played college basketball for the Weber State Wildcats and earned third-team All-American honors in 2012
Lillard was voted the 2012 NBA Rookie of the Year after being selected by Portland with the sixth overall pick in the 2012 NBA draft.
As a Portland Trail Blazers player, he has received seven NBA All-Star and seven All-NBA Team selections, the only player in Trail Blazers franchise history to do so.
He won a gold medal on the 2020 U.S. Olympic team in Tokyo. In October 2021, he was honored as one of the league’s greatest players of all time by being named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team.
Apart from his basketball career, Lillard is a hip-hop artist and rapper by stage name; Dame D.O.L.L.A., which stands for Different On Levels the Lord Allows. He owns his own record label, Front Page Music.
In June 2023, Damian Lillard hit major headlines for being the subject of a multitude of trade rumors since the start of the NBA offseason.
However, according to multiple online reports, the Trail Blazers star wants to remain with Blazers as trade rumors swirl.
Damian Lillard was born in Oakland, California, United States to his parents; Gina Johnson (mother) and Houston Lillard (father).
Though he’s famous, there’s no relevant information regarding his parents as their date of birth, age, height, educational background, and occupation were unknown at the time of this writing.
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