Rich Pedroncelli, AP
FILE: Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game against the Sacramento Kings Friday, Feb. 9, 2018, in Sacramento, Calif. The Trail Blazers won 118-100. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
LOS ANGELES — Nothing was state of the art.
Imagine playing on wooden backboards with black tape to form the boxes. The floor was always dusty and the rims weren’t breakaway.
This is exactly how it was at Berkeley Adult School, also known as “West Campus.”
Less than 400 miles away from the Staples Center, in that gym, is where young Damian Lillard learned the game of basketball.