5 Fun Facts About Damian Lillard

1. Dame D.O.L.L.A. That is Damian’s stage name he uses as a rapper. He has released four studio albums and his first album “The Letter O” charted in the Billboard Top 200.
2. Lucky number 7. Damian is a seven-time NBA All-Star (2014-15, 2018-21, 2023). This year he won the NBA Three-Point Contest during the All-Star game, becoming the first Trail Blazers player to ever win the contest.
3. What time is it? Damian is known by the nickname Dame Time on the court. Fans started calling him by it his first two years in the league and by his third he started tapping his wrist…the rest is history.
4. Something ‘bout the letter ‘O.’ Damian wears the jersey No. 0 which represents the letter “O” and his basketball journey from Oakland (where he grew up) to Ogden (where he played in college) and to Oregon (with the Trail Blazers). He only switched to the number when he joined the NBA and wore the No.1 throughout college.
5. Bookworm. Damian is an avid reader who always likes to keep a book on him. He says he likes to read to learn new things and likes that it keeps him off his phone.