It's a busy week to be Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard. Not only is the 27-year-old beginning his sixth season in Rip City, but the two-time All-Star is set to release his new album under the guise of Dame D.O.L.L.A. as well as his new signature shoe from Adidas, 'The Dame 4,' on Friday.
Lillard joined national sports radio host Jim Rome on his weekly podcast to talk about his new album and hoops. Here are the highlights from the conversation:
On balancing basketball and hip-hop…
"When I first started putting out music often, like two summers ago, people was saying ‘You need to be in the gym.