Damian Lillard Proves He Knows What The Kids Want, Gifts Washington's Football Team Custom Shoes

Damian Lillard made sure that the fashion game of the Washington Huskies’ football team popped off heading into the National Championship Game.

The No. 2 team in the country held a team meeting ahead of Monday’s matchup with the Michigan Wolverines. The Huskies likely thought that it would be a standard, run-of-the mill session to prepare for the game.

It was anything but. Out of nowhere, the Milwaukee Bucks point guard entered the room, to the surprise of the team. 

But Lillard did not come just to grace Washington with his presence, he came bearing gifts. Specifically, custom-designed pairs of shoes from his line.

After dapping up quarterback Michael Penix Jr., Lillard told players where they could get a pair of kicks. Naturally, the players were more than eager to get their new swaggy footwear.

You might be thinking that it’s weird that an NBA player on Milwaukee’s team would have such a vested interest in the Huskies. He went to a small college in Utah (Weber State), and Washington State doesn’t even have a professional basketball team.

However, Lillard's shoe line and the Washington football team are both sponsored by Adidas. Thanks to the Huskies CFP birth, the iconic shoe company was represented at that level for the first time. Adidas chose Lillard to deliver the goods.

Lillard probably would have like to deliver these shoes to the Oregon Ducks instead, since they play in the same state as the Trail Blazers. But the Huskies made sure we’d never find that out in the Pac-12 Championship Game.

The Huskies need to win one more game to achieve their preseason goal of winning the national title. When they show up to NRG Stadium on Monday, they’ll do so in some fantastic footwear.