Patty Mills “Basketball as a sport has brought me happiness, joy, education and a real sense of purpose and perspective. Patty Mills on Donating His NBA Salary, Charity Work in Australia Spurs Guard Patty Mills Is Determined to Enact Change Inspired by his wife, Mills is using … Australian point guard Patty Mills: Racial abuse inspires me to be a role model. Patty Mills' commitment to boosting educational, cultural and sporting pathways for Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islanders has continued, with … Directed towards kids under 14, the competition will run across eight locations in Australia, with Mills’ home the Torres Strait Islands scheduled to host the first round on February 7. Instead of enjoying a lavish honeymoon, NBA player Patty Mills spent the week delivering water to drought-stricken outback towns. “For My People” documents Patty’s professional and private life from traditional dancing on a tiny island in the Torres Strait to playing against the best basketball players in the world. “I want to keep educating the world on the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture,” he said. Spurs' Patty Mills launches water project benefiting remote Australian Aboriginal communities Madalyn Mendoza , San Antonio Express-News Aug. 19, 2019 Updated: Aug. 19, 2019 1:54 p.m. With the diverse Spurs, he has found a welcoming environment for his message. “We gave up a lot of second-chance points and missed a lot of free throws. Patty Mills has become Australia’s most capped NBA player to cement his position as one of the country’s best ever basketballers. “We didn’t have the physical stature we needed to have,” coach Gregg Popovich said. Patty Mills is an Indigenous Australian, NBA basketball player and Olympian, currently a guard for the San Antonio Spurs. Patty Mills is bringing his love for his aboriginal culture to the basketball court — and fans' wardrobes. *He began his NBA career with the Portland Trail Blazers in 2010. He plays for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). NBA star Patty Mills has unveiled an Indigenous Community Basketball League which he hopes will be a pathway for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youths. A proud Torres Strait Islander, the three-time Olympian has set up a competition starting next month targeting under-14 players that will run across eight locations in Australia. “We are proud to stand alongside NBA Champion Patty Mills, an Australian icon for his basketball achievements and for his tireless off-the-court efforts to positively effect change in his community,” said NBA Asia Managing Director Scott Levy. Their collective enthusiasm instantly transferred through the computer screens to the rest of the group. Derrick White led San Antonio with 25 points, Patty Mills added 23 and Demar DeRozan kept the Spurs in the game with some fourth-quarter scoring, but they lost the inside game. Patty Mills has launched a new initiative which hopes to help overcome the numerous challenges and barriers faced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people … Basketball legend Patty Mills has launched the Indigenous Community Basketball League (ICBL), a pathway to success for the next generations of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth.. Patrick Sammy "Patty" Mills (born 11 August 1988) is an Australian professional basketball player. It has changed my world and shaped the person I am today,” Mills said. Patty Mills, NBA Champion, three-time Olympian and proud Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australian, is using his talent and influence to create Indigenous Basketball Australia (IBA). Canberra prides itself on being a diverse and welcoming city, but Australian basketballer Patty Mills says he experienced "constant" racism. Considering all that, I thought we did a good job of Patty Mills hopes the new league he has launched will give more Indigenous children the chance to not only play basketball at high levels but to achieve better educational and health outcomes. Patrick Mills is a Muralag man from the Torres Strait, Ynunga man from South Australia and sporting legend. NBA star, Patty Mills is providing pathways for young Indigenous talent as a way to give back to the game in Australia. A National Basketball Association (NBA) Champion and a three time Olympian, Patrick is a member of the San Antonio Spurs who famously won the 2014 NBA Championship. Kim Klement/USA TODAY Sports. San Antonio Spurs star Patty Mills helped launch nonprofit Indigenous Basketball Australia (IBA) in July 2020, shortly after announcing he would donate the remainder of his NBA salary for the season to social justice causes. NBA star Patty Mills will launch the inaugural Indigenous Community Basketball League on Tuesday, fresh off helping the San Antonio Spurs to three straight wins last week. Patty Mills, one of Australia's highest-profile indigenous athletes, embraces being an ambassador for his culture. July 26, 2012, 12:45 PM . Dan Devine. SAN ANTONIO - The NBA is honoring Spurs guard Patty Mills for his work with Indigenous youngsters in his native country. Founded by three-time Olympian, NBA Champion and proud Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australian Patty Mills, the programs delivered by the IBA are centred by the core principles of culture, education, health, safety and wellbeing. NBA star Patty Mills has unveiled an Indigenous Community Basketball League which he hopes will be a pathway for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youths. *He made his senior national team debut for the Boomers at the FIBA Oceania Championship in 2007. The IBA forms part of his ongoing commitment to using the power of sport to create pathways and opportunities Patty and Alyssa Mills shared their dream, which began while sitting together on the floor of their living room during quarantine. The dream: To eliminate barriers and create pathways in basketball, at the grassroots level for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth. He is the second Indigenous Australian to play basketball in the NBA (after Nathan Jawai).He is also the first person of Torres Strait Islander ancestry to play in the NBA. *He helped the San Antonio Spurs win the NBA Championship in 2014. Read full article. Lockdown gave Spurs' Patty Mills time to develop basketball league for Indigenous youth Tom Orsborn , Staff writer Jan. 22, 2021 Updated: Jan. 22, 2021 4:15 p.m. But the work Patty Mills hopes will one day define him comes in parched communities far removed from sold-out basketball stadiums. Guard Patty Mills, one of six foreign-born players currently on the Spurs’ roster, knows what he wants to do when his playing career is over. Patty Mills Facts: *Born on August 11, 1988 in Canberra, Australia, he is of Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal Australian descent. A proud Torres Strait Islander, the three-time Olympian has set up a competition starting next month targeting under-14 players that will run across eight locations in Australia.