Late Saturday night, Shaun Livingston’s teammates took off on a private jet from Milwaukee to Indianapolis, zipping their way to the final leg of a tiring road trip. But the Warriors’ veteran point guard hung back, hopped in a car and made the long drive to Indianapolis with a rather important stop in between: Peoria, Illinois — Livingston’s home town.

“Four hours from Milwaukee,” Livingston said. “Four hours to Indianapolis.”

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Warriors begin minicamp next week, Curry and Green unlikely to participate For Livingston, it was an important day. One he’d been thinking about a long time. Sunday was the grand unveiling of something he considers a “passion project.” Livingston donated $1 million to Concordia Lutheran School, his K-through-8 Peoria elementary school.

“As soon as I got in the NBA, I was thinking about it,” Livingston said. “Wanting to use my influence and resources to help different communities.”

Particularly this one, a place he feels so connected. “It made the most difference in who I am, my foundation, building blocks,” he said.

Livingston’s $1 million provided a massive chunk of the $3.2 million donation being used to fund a 16,000-square-foot expansion of the school. It will include a renovated gym, a performance stage for band and theater, new offices and locker rooms plus a storm shelter capable of withstanding 200 mph winds.

“It’s the Midwest,” Livingston said. “So tornadoes, storms, stuff of that nature. (The storm shelter) is one of its kind.”

Livingston, of course, makes a nice yearly salary in the NBA: $5.7 million this season. But this isn’t LeBron James or Kevin Durant. He’s not a brand name making upwards of $20 million plus mega money through endorsements.

Livingston is a 31-year-old reserve point guard, set to be a free agent this summer with knee issues in his past. The NBA money won’t flow for long. So $1 million is a hugely important sum. And Livingston wouldn’t have relinquished it if it wasn’t a hugely important cause.

“I talked it out with my financial advisor and made it work,” Livingston said. “It was of the utmost importance. It was something I wanted to do.”

The ceremony was Sunday. Livingston spoke. The gym was named the “Ruppert Center” in honor of Tom Ruppert, Livingston’s eighth grade coach and seventh grade teacher, and his wife, Ruth Ruppert, Livingston’s kindergarten teacher.

“It meant more to me than any basketball game,” Livingston said.