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Damian Lillard on Feeling Overlooked and Staying Calm in the Clutch

Damian Lillard sat down with Chinese news channel CGTN and opened up about a number of things during his recent trip to China. Lillard pointed out the respect that he feels might be lacking for his consistency:

”How steady I am and how consistent I do what I do at a high level kind of gets overlooked sometimes.”

He also shared a story from eighth grade that changed his outlook on reacting in clutch situations:

”I remember in the eighth grade I had a game winning shot. I think we were down by two.