76ers' Shake Milton Officially Announces Donation

Philadelphia 76ers guard Shake Milton spoke out for the first time since it has been announced he will help donate meals to frontline workers in Philly.

On Wednesday morning, another member of the Philadelphia 76ers made a contribution to healthcare workers around the city of Philly as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect our everyday lives. Joel Embiid, Ben Simmons, and Al Horford became the first Sixers players to come out and help during this tough time.

Now, Sixers' second-year guard Shake Milton is doing what he can to help as well. After partnering up with a popular vegan chain restaurant, HipCityVeg, Milton will have the opportunity to help donate 500 meals to frontline healthcare workers in Philadelphia.

His donation efforts will start at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and eventually make its way to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center next week. According to VegNews, the plan is to have the donations eventually expand to other hospitals beyond next week.

After the word got out about Milton's generosity on Wednesday morning, Milton took to Instagram to make the announcement official.

"I miss seeing everyone on and off the court, but we're all doing our part by staying home," Milton wrote on his post. "Philly has always shown up for me, and I want to show up for you too, which is why this month I'm partnering with one of my favorite plant-based restaurants, HipCityVeg."

Although Milton and HipCityVeg have donated 500 meals, they don't want that to be the end-all, be-all in this situation. After announcing the donation, Milton also asked for others to help donate as well. The second-year Sixer fired up a domain giveshakeanassist.com, which directs users to HipCityVeg's website, where donations can be made to the cause.

Justin Grasso covers the Philadelphia 76ers for Sports Illustrated. You can follow him on Twitter: @JGrasso_


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Title: Credentialed writer/reporter covering the Philadelphia 76ers for Sports Illustrated’s FanNation Email: JustinGrasso32@Gmail.com Location: Philadelphia, PA Expertise: Reporting, insight, and analysis on the Sixers and the NBA  Justin Grasso is a credentialed writer and publisher covering the Philadelphia 76ers for Sports Illustrated’s FanNation.  Grasso got his start in sports media in 2016 with FantasyPros, working the news desk, providing game-by-game player analysis and updates on the Portland Trail Blazers and the Golden State Warriors. By 2017, he joined FanSided’s Philadelphia Eagles site as a staff writer. After spending one season covering the Eagles as a staff writer, Grasso was promoted to become the site’s Co-Editor. For the next two NFL seasons, he covered the Eagles closely before broadening his NFL coverage. For a brief stint, Grasso covered the NFL on a national basis after joining Heavy.com as an NFL news desk writer. In 2019, Grasso joined the 76ers' beat on a part-time basis, stepping into a role with South Jersey’s 97.3 ESPN. Ahead of the 2019-2020 NBA season, he concluded a three-year stint covering the Eagles and joined the Sixers beat full-time. Grasso has covered the 76ers exclusively since then for Sports Illustrated. He is a member of the Pro Basketball Writer’s Association.  Twitter: @JGrasso_ Instagram: @JGrassoNBA