Terra Nicole

Review of Club Sport Oregon

I signed my kids up for the All-Star Basketball Sp...

I signed my kids up for the All-Star Basketball Spring Break Camp through Club Sport in Tualatin. The cost was $200.00 per child for 2 days. However, it seemed worth it because the advertisement claimed that the campers would get to meet, take pictures with, and get autographs from Lillard, McCollum, and other surprise guests. Lillard even posted it to his Instagram account so I bit the bullet, told myself it was legit, and enrolled my 2 older daughters. The guy overseeing the camp, PJ, said there were 85 kids at the camp. With 85 campers paying $200.00 to attend, the camp brought in around $17,000.00 in 2 days.

The camp ended up being ran by family members of Lillard. I know this because his adult family members repeatedly told the campers they were related to him. Lillard s name was plastered on everything from their shirts to shoes. The coaches were young, basic, no real expertise in working with children, sat around on their phones, and didn t correct campers calling names or getting too rough. Coaches were even playing Dames rap music while dancing around and texting on their phones. All while telling the campers to take basketball seriously.

The camp informed us on the second day that Lillard would not be showing up. There was no apology. The attitude was nonchalant like they didn t just take hundreds of dollars from us. The conversation was the camp director putting her hands on my shoulders, giving me puppy dog eyes, cocking her head and saying No Lillard. You know baby. CJ will be here at 12:30 though.

Not sure why we were told any time at all because CJ did not show til around 2:00. Evan Turner showed up first. The kids got either an autograph OR a photo with ET; unless you were Dame s family - then you got both! The campers were rushed through the line, ET barely smiled the entire time, but had time to chop it up with the coaches. When CJ did show up he also did not seem enthused to be there, but rather annoyed. At least the kids got an autograph AND picture with CJ. Next Ed Davis showed up. ED did a Q&A with the kids and then took a group photo. One little boy whose mom drove up from Salem to attend the camp, ran to ED and asked for his ball to get signed. He was told no. Then ED stepped into the hall with Dame s family members and did autographs and pictures with them only!!! Some family members of Dames that showed up the second day were not part of the camp or campers; they came for the photos and autographs and didn t even wait til all the campers got their turn first.

This camp was nothing more than a way for Damian Lillards family members to take money from his fans, use his name to brag to children, and get theirselves autographs and photos that campers paid to experience. Damian Lillard should not be making commitments that coincide with a due date if he does not plan to honor that commitment. Not only does Dame not care - which he proved when he couldn t even apologize to 85 young campers who were decked out in jerseys sporting his number, but he clearly endorses his family members stealing from his fans through false advertisement. I am no longer a Blazer fan and #ShameOnDame.

Someone should tell these athletes that they make their millions because of the people in Portland who spend their money buying their gear, sending their kids to camps, and buying tickets to the games.