“Dame Time” is finally going international.
After coming close on multiple occasions, only to just miss the cut, Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard was officially named Monday morning as one of the 12 players selected to play for USA Basketball at the 2021 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
“It’s something I haven’t done, so being able to add something else to my legacy as a professional athlete, it’s pretty cool,” said Lillard. “And also to be able to get on a team and play with the best players in the league is going to be cool as well.