Patty Mills - Wikipedia
WEBPatrick Sammie Mills AM (born 11 August 1988) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Mills was born and raised in Canberra, and is of Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal Australian descent.
Growing up in Canberra, NBA star Patty Mills was 'called every …
WEBSep 12, 2020 · Last month, as the Black Lives Matter movement gained momentum, Mills, an NBA star and a proud Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander man, gave an emotional account of growing up black in Australia.
Patty Mills's rise to international stardom, Olympic history and …
WEBJul 8, 2021 · Patty Mills is a household name to many, known for his superstar career in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and now as Australia's ceiling-smashing Olympic flag-bearer.
‘The Better I Got in Sports, the Worse the Racism Got’
WEBJul 31, 2020 · Patty Mills, a key reserve for the San Antonio Spurs, said he developed an emotional shield from a lifetime of racial abuse, but he is using the platform of the N.B.A.’s restart to speak out ...
The Diverse Heritage of the San Antonio Spurs’ Patty Mills - The …
WEBJun 14, 2014 · Patty Mills of the San Antonio Spurs flies three flags: of Australia, the Aboriginals and the Torres Strait Islands, and like many Australians he continues to wrestle with complex questions of...
How family and culture drives Patty Mills towards greatness
WEBJan 2, 2023 · The great nephew of Eddie Koiki Mabo, a land rights campaigner whose name is now synonymous with Australia’s landmark court decision around Indigenous land rights, Mills is proud to be a product of his ancestors, his culture, and his upbringing.
Patty Mills recounts the racism he experienced growing up
WEBMar 12, 2018 · Now, the Indigenous-Australian point guard has opened a lid on the racism he experienced growing up. Mills, who has both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island heritage, recounted what it was like ...
Meet Patty Mills, Australia's first Indigenous flag-bearer
WEBJul 8, 2021 · Patty Mills will become the first Indigenous Australian to carry the flag into an Olympic Games opening ceremony. He grew up in Canberra, but his mother's family is from the far west coast of ...
Patty Mills Opens Up About Racism and Social Injustice
WEBWhile in the bubble during the NBA Restart, Patty Mills spent an evening opening up about his experience with racism in Australia growing up and kicking off ...
How Patty Mills went from hoop dreamer to national icon
WEBOct 1, 2021 · Together they chat about everything from the “culturally intact” upbringing Mills received in suburban Canberra, to his grounded life amid the glitz and bling of America’s NBA, as well as ...