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

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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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