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Tim Duncan Donates Quarter Million Dollars To Cancer Research

By Bryan Rose

Nov 22, 2014; San Antonio, TX, USA; San Antonio Spurs power forward Tim Duncan (21) walks onto the court prior to the game against the Brooklyn Nets at AT&T Center. Mandatory Credit: Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 22, 2014; San Antonio, TX, USA; San Antonio Spurs power forward Tim Duncan (21) walks onto the court prior to the game against the Brooklyn Nets at AT&T Center. Mandatory Credit: Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports /
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San Antonio Spurs big man and NBA star Tim Duncan has donated $247,000 dollars to cancer research.

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There isn’t a person on the planet who hasn’t dealt with cancer in some form. Maybe you’ve been diagnosed with such yourself or had a close friend or family member diagnosed. Either way, somebody you know has been given the horrific news.

Thankfully due to advancements in medical technology, cancer treatments are becoming better and better by the day. Much of that is through donation, which is exactly what San Antonio Spurs star and NBA icon Tim Duncan recently did as he put up nearly a quarter million dollars of his own money to help fund the ground-breaking San Antonio Cancer Genome Research Project.

Duncan, through his foundation and Blackjack Speed Shop has given $247,000 dollars towards the project.

Below is a bit more on the research being performed thanks to NBA.com.

"The San Antonio 1000 Cancer Genome Project is a one-of-a-kind cancer genome research project that has the unprecedented support of more than 200 surgeons, oncologists, and cancer researchers from a broad spectrum of affiliations.   This unparalleled collaboration is enabling researchers to step beyond the institutional barriers that currently fragment and piecemeal cancer research, and makes the San Antonio 1000 Cancer Genome Project the largest community-wide undertaking of its kind."

Tim Duncan, who like all of us admits he’s dealt with cancer in some capacity decided to donate to the Genome Research Project because the information will be shared globally once completed with the intention of improving cancer research.

“The idea that a group of cancer researchers were willing to set aside egos, to make the information freely available and work strictly for the greater good of curing cancer was exactly the type of cancer project I was willing to support,” Duncan said.

A fantastic basketball player but an even better human.

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