æt ðə kəŋklˈuːʒən ʌvðə pˈɪstənz tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪtiːn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪntiːn sˈiːzən hiː mˌeɪd ɐ doʊnˈeɪʃən ʌv dˈɑːlɚ tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈaɪv,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ tʊ ˈɛs.ˈeɪ.wˈaɪ dɪtɹˈɔɪt wˌɪtʃ wʌzðə ɹɪzˈʌlt əvə plˈɛdʒ ɡˈoːɹz mˌeɪd dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðɪ ˈænjuːəl ɹˌeɪdɪoʊθˈɑːn tə doʊnˈeɪt dˈɑːlɚ fˈaɪv,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ fɔːɹ ˈɛvɹi pˈɪstənz wˈɪn dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə ɹˈɛɡjʊlɚ sˈiːzən ænd ɐ dˈɑːlɚ fˈɪfti,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ bˈoʊnəs fɔːɹ mˌeɪkɪŋ ðə plˈeɪɔfs.
At the conclusion of the Pistons 2018–2019 season he made a donation of $255,000 to S.A.Y Detroit which was the result of a pledge Gores made during the annual radiothon to donate $5,000 for every Pistons win during the regular season and a $50,000 bonus for making the Playoffs.