How to resume the NBA season in the particularly tense social context in the United States without stifling the demands of the Black Lives Matter movement? A question that many players ask themselves as they approach the first matches in the Disney “bubble”. On the one hand, as competitors, they want to participate. But as a man, black for the majority, and as a citizen, they are anxious to continue the fight against discrimination. The choice is not easy. Patty Mills may have figured out how to reconcile the two.
As Dwight Howard, the Australian leader of the San Antonio Spurs has decided to pay all of his salary received in Orlando to associations. In particular to support BLM. Or the tidy sum of a million dollars. He explained his gesture on his social networks.
Spurs guard Patty Mills says he is donating his remaining NBA salary of $1,017,818.54 in Orlando to Black Lives Matter organizations. pic.twitter.com/ugPwExNebM
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 8, 2020
“I’m going to Orlando because I don’t want to give up money that can go directly to black communities. I want to make an impact, ” note including the 31-year-old player.
Patty Mills will divide her salary in three to support several associations. “Black Lives Matter Australia”, “Black Deaths in Custody” and “We Got You”, an organization which combats racism in sport in Australia.
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