- A fan heckled San Antonio Spurs guard Patty Mills with racial taunts during a game against the Cleveland Cavaliers in Cleveland.
- Mills responded respectfully on Twitter afterwards.
- The fan in question has been banned from Cavaliers games indefinitely.
Australian NBA player Patty Mills was subjected to racist taunts during game in Cleveland
Mills, who is Australian, was subjected to taunts about the Jamaican bobsled team while shooting a free throw during a game against the Cavaliers.
San Antonio Spurs guard Patty Mills was subjected to racial taunts from a fan during Sunday's game at Cleveland, according to Benyam Kidane of Sporting News.
Mills was shooting a free throw during the fourth quarter when a fan yelled,
Update: The Cavaliers have identified the fan in question who made the comments and banned him from games indfefinitely, with a review to come in one year, according to reporter Dave McMenamin.
Mills later responded to these comments on Twitter after a user appeared to alert him to video of the comments, saying, "
Thanks @thats_Z_Truth. I am... @ Patrick Mills
Mills was born and raised in Australia. His father is a Torres Straight Islander (the Torres Strait Islands are located between Australia and New Guinea) and his mother is an aboriginal Australian.
On a happier note for Mills, with this second three-pointer on Sunday he moved up to fourth all time in the Spurs' record books for made three pointers, per Kidane. The Spurs would also go on to win the game, 110-94.
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