“NBA Cares x Sands Cares Community Impact Week” Promotes Community Engagement and Inclusivity

The “NBA Cares x Sands Cares Community Impact Week” united the community Oct. 8-12 during The NBA China Games 2025, with over 2,200 volunteers and community members, including Sands Cares Ambassadors, joining outreach activities.

NBA Legends such as Mitch Richmond, Tim Hardaway, Yao Ming, Shawn Marion, and Deron Williams participated in inclusive, interactive and engaging activities that promoted compassion and care, as did current players from the Phoenix Suns and Brooklyn Nets.

Oct. 8 – Mitch Richmond and NBA coach ran a youth basketball exchange for 200 students from Lou Hau High School and 12 coaches and students from rural Guizhou and Inner Mongolia from NBA Cares’ “Her Time to Play” initiative.

Oct. 9 – Suns and Nets players led a basketball clinic for local schools and “Her Time to Play” coaches and students for Impact Week’s official tip-off event, where they also packed goodie bags and health kits to distribute in the community.

Oct. 10 – Tim Hardaway and other volunteers distributed boxed lunches and health kits to 200 local residents at Fuhong Society of Macau’s Pou Choi Centre.

Oct. 11 – Shawn Marion and Sands Global Ambassador David Beckham helped out at a basketball carnival that featured interactive games and exciting performances, attended by 120 family members of local social service organisations.

Oct. 12 – Deron Williams and current WNBA player Myisha Hines-Allen inspired local schools’ girls’ basketball teams with the “Her Time to Play” basketball clinic at the NBA House.