Personal security for Mills

MELBOURNE: Australia’s NBA player Patty Mills said he plans to hire personal security at the Rio Olympics to ensure the safety of his family after a paralympic sailor

MELBOURNE: Australia’s NBA player Patty Mills said he plans to hire personal security at the Rio Olympics to ensure the safety of his family after a paralympic sailor and team official from his country were robbed at gunpoint in the host city.

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“Obviously you can’t ignore that stuff,” Mills, who plays for San Antonio Spurs.

Asked if he would take a bodyguard to Rio, Mills said: “Yeah, over in America we have got some people connected to make sure they are looked after.”