Damian Lillard Is Divorcing His Wife Kay’La Lillard Over ‘Irreconcilable Differences’

The former Portland Trail Blazer star filed for divorce after news broke he was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks.

October 5, 2023

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Damian Lillard is parting ways with his wife, Kay’La Lillard.

The Willamette Week reports that the ex-Portland Trail Blazers frontman filed for divorce on Oct. 2 in Clackamas County, Oregon. The former couple met in college at Weber State University in Utah and now have three children together: five-year-old Damian Jr., and two-year-old twins Kalii and Kali. Damian and Kay’La later married on Sept. 21, 2021.

The divorce papers cite “irreconcilable differences” that “caused the irremediable breakdown of their marriage.” The filing also indicates that in December 2022, Kay’La moved into a $2.7 million home in West Linn, Oregon, and Damian stayed in their $7.7 million West Linn home. He then moved into a house in Tualatin, Oregon in September.

According to The Oregonian, the pair also signed a “valid and enforceable Premarital Agreement” on Aug. 30, 2021.

News of the divorce arrives days after Lillard was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks, after having been with the Blazers for 11 years. “The casuals won’t be addressed but the trailblazers fans and city of Portland that I love truly will be … and they will be addressed truthfully. Stay tuned,” Lillard tweeted following the news of his deal. “Excited for my next chapter! @Bucks.”