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PHILADELPHIA, PA - DECEMBER 1: Tim Duncan #21 of the San Antonio Spurs watches the game against the Philadelphia 76ers from the bench on December 1, 2014 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2014 NBAE (Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA - DECEMBER 1: Tim Duncan #21 of the San Antonio Spurs watches the game against the Philadelphia 76ers from the bench on December 1, 2014 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2014 NBAE (Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images)Jesse D. Garrabrant/Getty Images

Tim Duncan Donates $247K to Fund San Antonio 1000 Cancer Genome Project

Joseph Zucker
Dec 1, 2014

Tim Duncan's already conquered the NBA. Now the San Antonio Spurs star will do his part to try and eliminate cancer.

Duncan, through both the Tim Duncan Foundation and Blackjack Speed Shop, will make a $247,0000 donation to the San Antonio 1000 Cancer Genome Project. The Spurs announced the news on Monday in a press release on their website.

According to the press release, the San Antonio 1000 Cancer Genome Project was created by START, which is working to discover new anticancer drugs. Hardwood Paroxysm summed up the project's overall aim:

As Dan McCarney of the San Antonio Express-News pointed out, Duncan has a strong motivation to help fund the project:

"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, according to the statement.

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