Australian NBA player Patty Mills was subjected to racist taunts during game in Cleveland

Rob Carr

• 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. 

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, "Hey Jamaican dog, they want their bobsledder back. Hey Mills, Jamaica just called, they want their bobsledder back!"

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