After practice at the team's facility on International Women's Day, Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard discussed his thoughts on the women working in the NBA, why he seeks out female coaches, shifting opinions among players about the place of women in the league, why he thinks women are smarter than men and the importance of players in the league showing their support...
I’ve noticed on multiple occasions that you seem to seek out some of the women who coaching in the NBA. Why is that?
Damian Lillard: “Just because I come from a family of a lot of women, a lot of hard working women that are the leaders of my family, so I’ve always know women to be strong people.