Damian Lillard has a plan. On one hand, the Milwaukee Bucks point guard has been battling through nagging injuries – hamstring soreness, groin injury – even while playing a ton of minutes and in a lot of cases looking like the freshest player on the court.

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,

That’s the news from Portland State University today, which announced that the former Trail Blazer and current Milwaukee Buck has launched the Damian Lillard Scholars program. The Portland State scholarship is for $25,