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NBA: San Antonio Spurs star to donate over Sh100 million to social justice causes

Russell Westbrook (0) drives to the basket in front of San Antonio Spurs guard Patty Mills (8) during the second quarter at Chesapeake Energy Arena. [Mark D. Smith-USA TODAY Sports]

San Antonio Spurs guard Patty Mills announced Wednesday that he will donate his entire salary from the NBA's restart to a trio of social justice causes.

"I'm proud to say I'm taking every cent from these eight games that we're playing, which for me will turn out to be $1,017,818 and 54 cents, and donating that directly back to Black Lives Matter Australia, Black Deaths in Custody and to a recent campaign that's called the We Got You campaign -- dedicated to ending racism in sport in Australia," Mills said in a video posted by the Spurs.

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