NBC star Damian Lillard paid a visit to his alma mater, Oakland High School, to speak about his journey and inspire the next generation of professional athletes.

Oakland native and NBA All-Star player Damian Lillard returned to his roots Thursday at his alma mater Oakland High School to announce a $25,000 student scholarship. Lillard of the Milwaukee Bucks announced the partnership with Portland State University for The PSU Damian Lillard Scholarship,

The skills event is made up of two-player teams. They are Donovan Mitchell and Evan Mobley representing the Cleveland Cavaliers, Washington’s Alex Sarr and Atlanta’s Zaccharie Risacher representing the NBA rookie class, Wembanyama and Chris Paul representing the Spurs and Draymond Green and Moses Moody representing the host Golden State Warriors.

During All Star Week, NBA star Damian LIllard returns home to Oakland to visit his high school and neighborhood rec center in East Oakland. He thanked community members who supported him growing up. He said he and Addidas will fund renovations to the rec center.

A popular former Portland Trail Blazer has launched a scholarship program that could support 10 students should they attend Portland State University next fall. Damian Lillard and PSU revealed the Damian Lillard Scholars program,