Damian Lillard Bio, Parents, Wife, Children, Siblings, Net Worth: 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 Age
Damian Lillard celebrated his 32nd birthday in July last year (2022). He was born on July 15, 1990, in Oakland, California, United States. Lillard will be 33 in July this year (2023).
Damian Lillard Height & Weight
Damian Lillard stands at a height of 1.88 m and weighs around 88 kg. His height aids him during blocks and rebounds.
Damian Lillard Parents
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.
Damian Lillard Wife
Damian Lillard has been married to Kay’la Hanson since September 2021. She’s a registered nurse and entrepreneur from the United States.
Kay’la Hanson was born on 8 November 1991 in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. She’s an American national of mixed ethnicity born to a white mother and an African-American father.
Damian Lillard Children
Damian Lillard is blessed with three children.
However, it’s unclear whether the American professional basketball player shares all three kids with his wife, Kay’la Hanson.
On March 29, 2018, Lillard had his first child, a son named Damian Jr and in January 2021, he had his second and third child after Kay’la gave birth to twins, a daughter named Kali and a son named Kalii.
Damian Lillard Siblings
Damian Lillard is not the only child of his parents; Gina Johnson (mother) and Houston Lillard (father).
The American professional basketball player has a brother named Houston Lillard and a sister called Lanae Lillard.
Houston earned a football scholarship to Southeast Missouri State after playing football at the junior college level at Laney College. He’s now an Indoor Football League quarterback.
Damian Lillard Net Worth
As of June 2023, Damian Lillard has an estimated net worth of about $80 million. He has made such an amount from his career as a basketball player.
Damian Lillard Social Media
Damian Lillard owns a verified Facebook page with over 5 million followers, a verified Twitter account with over 3.2 million followers, and a verified Instagram account with over 9.8 million followers. The American basketball player and rapper is very active on these social media platforms.
Damian Lillard Awards And Honors
Damian Lillard is a recipient of several awards and honors including;
NBA
- 7× NBA All-Star (2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023)
- All-NBA First Team (2018)
- 4× All-NBA Second Team (2016, 2019, 2020, 2021)
- 2× All-NBA Third Team (2014, 2023)
- NBA Bubble Most Valuable Player (2020)
- NBA Rookie of the Year (2013)
- NBA All-Rookie First Team (2013)
- NBA Three-Point Contest champion (2023)
- J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award (2019)
- NBA Teammate of the Year (2021)
- NBA Rising Star (2012, 2013)
College
- AP third-team All-American (2012)
- NABC third-team All-American (2012)
- 2× Big Sky Conference Player of the Year (2010, 2012)
- 3× First-team All-Big Sky (2009, 2010, 2012)
- 2× Big Sky All-Tournament Team (2010, 2012)
- Big Sky Freshman of the Year (2009)
- No. 1 retired by Weber State
Damian Lillard Studio Albums
Apart from his career as a basketball player, Damian Lillard is also a hip-hop artist and rapper and has served the music community with four studio albums.
His debut studio album, “The Letter O” was released in 2016, his second album “Confirmed” was released in 2017 and his third album, Big D.O.L.L.A. was released in 2019.
In 2021, Damian Lillard released his fourth album, Different On Levels The Lord Allowed.
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