Damian Lillard gives out free shoes, signs autographs in impromptu meet-up in Portland

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Portland Trail Blazer star Damian Lillard wasn’t in Los Angeles for Monday night’s NBA Awards show. In fact, he wasn’t anywhere near a TV. 

Instead, Lillard sent a tweet in the middle of the broadcast calling for “All kids in Portland” to meet him at Irving Park for a free shoe giveaway. 

Needless to say, Blazers fans flocked there. 

Lillard, who finished the season fourth in MVP voting behind the three finalists James Harden, LeBron James and Anthony Davis, drove a U-Haul to the park and started passing out shoes just as he’d promised. 

And when the shoes ran out, Lillard started signing autographs instead. 

As Blazers beat writer Jason Quick pointed out, Lillard’s authenticity is genuine.