Damian Lillard, the Portland Trail Blazers’ star point guard, has been named the Western Conference Player of the Week. He earnes the honor alongside Eastern Conference Player of the Week, James Harden. The news comes after a run of excellent play by Lillard, leading the Trail Blazers to a six-game winning streak before it was snapped by the Washington Wizards.
Brooklyn's James Harden and Portland's Damian Lillard have just been named Eastern and Western Conference Player of the Week by the NBA
— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) February 22, 2021
Due to his hot play despite the signficant absences of both CJ McCollum and Jusuf Nurkic from the starting line-up, Lillard has also continued to be a part of the MVP conversation.