Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard is making news for reaching out to a young man in Arkansas who is battling Sickle Cell Anemia. According to a report from Gary Burton, Jr. of KARK news in Little Rock, Arkansas, Lillard contacted 14-year-old Kayden Taylor via Instagram, greeting him and promising to send and autographed jersey.
Lillard found out about Taylor during a recent hospitalization, where the youngster received a blood transfusion to help him cope with the condition. Tommy Norman, a police officer in Little Rock, visited Taylor and asked him about his hobbies.