Damian Lillard is a popular guy these days. He's scored 30-plus points in seven of his last eight games, including 51 in a blowout of defending champion Golden State, and he's helped put the Portland Trail Blazers in the thick of the Western Conference playoff race... Not to mention, the Oakland native has release two tracks as his hip-hop personality Dame DOLLA in recent weeks.
In a recent Q&A with ESPN.com senior writer Scoop Jackson, the Trail Blazers point guard opened up about the franchise's trust in him as a leader, his explosive February and his budding hip-hop career among other topics.