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Tim Duncan Focuses on Hurricane Irma Recovery in U.S. Virgin Islands, Raises More Than $2 Million

In the week since Hurricane Irma ravaged the U.S. Virgin Islands, retired NBA player Tim Duncan has ushered a campaign that has raised more than $2 million and collected more than 400,000 lbs. of aid, which includes food, supplies and generators among other necessities. But he needs one more thing: Transportation.

“People have been wonderfully generous. The toughest part right now? Trying to find transport, and getting it down there as soon as possible,” Duncan, who retired from the San Antonio Spurs in 2016, tells PEOPLE. “It does us no good if it’s just sitting there, down on the ground.