NBA Legend and WNBA Player Join “Her Time to Play” Basketball Clinic

Deron Williams and Myisha Hines-Allen engage with young local female players
Concluding event of “NBA Cares x Sands Cares Community Impact Week”

(Macao, Oct 12, 2025) – On the final day of The NBA China Games 2025 at The Venetian Arena, NBA Cares and Sands Cares co-hosted the concluding event of the “NBA Cares x Sands Cares Community Impact Week” – the “Her Time to Play” basketball clinic – in the NBA House at The Venetian Macao’s Cotai Expo Hall A. The event welcomed NBA Legend Deron Williams and current WNBA player Myisha Hines-Allen for an inspiring session with over 30 local female student basketball team players, as well as students and coaches from NBA Cares’ “Her Time to Play” initiative, marking a meaningful close to the community impact week.

Participants included girls’ basketball team members from Pui Ching Middle School Macau and Keng Peng School, students and coaches from the “Her Time to Play” initiative, and a group of Sands Cares Ambassadors. Williams and Hines-Allen shared their training tips and experience with the young athletes at the event, encouraging them to pursue their dreams.

Later, the students took part in a basketball clinic led by the two basketball stars and played in an exciting five-on-five friendly skills challenge; a cheerleading team delivered an energetic halftime performance to add to the lively atmosphere. Hines-Allen, Catherine Kong, vice president of corporate communications and community affairs for Sands China Ltd. and Sands Cares Ambassadors also distributed goodie bags prepared during the impact week’s tip-off event to the students as a gesture of care and support.

“The NBA China Games 2025 coming to Macao for the first time has not only ignited a city-wide sports frenzy, but also brought diverse cultures together through basketball,” said Dr. Wilfred Wong, executive vice chairman of Sands China Ltd. “The magic of sports is something that can be shared across borders and genders. We brought ‘Her Time to Play’ to the community so that NBA Legend Deron Williams and WNBA player Myisha Hines-Allen could help Macao’s young female athletes hone their basketball skills and inspire them to unleash their athletic and personal potential. This event is a perfect conclusion to the community impact week. Looking ahead, Sands China hopes to continue spreading care into every corner of the community through various sports events, while promoting the spirit of sports in Macao and encouraging young people to pursue their dreams and strive for excellence.”

Running Oct. 8-12, the five-day impact week coincided with The NBA China Games 2025 at The Venetian Arena Oct. 10 and 12. NBA Legends including Mitch Richmond, Tim Hardaway, Yao Ming, Shawn Marion, and Deron Williams, as well as current players from the Phoenix Suns and Brooklyn Nets, took part in impact week’s series of community events, using basketball as a bridge to extend NBA Cares’ spirit of compassion and connection to the Macao community. Events included a basketball exchange at a local school, distributing boxed lunches in the community, and a community basketball carnival.

These activities and other community initiatives by Sands China are part of the Sands Cares global corporate citizenship programme. With Sands China being an important stakeholder in the local community, the programme is an influential tool that illustrates the company’s unwavering commitment to contribute to society, serving as an important connection between Sands China and local residents.

Photo caption: Part of “NBA Cares x Sands Cares Community Impact Week,” a “Her Time to Play” clinic was held Sunday at the NBA House, inviting NBA Legend Deron Williams (back row, left) and WNBA player Myisha Hines-Allen (back row, right) for a sports exchange with local female student basketball team players, as well as students and coaches from NBA Cares’ “Her Time to Play” initiative.

Photo caption: A cheerleading team puts on an energetic halftime performance for the five-on-five friendly skills challenge in the “Her Time to Play” clinic Sunday, as part of the “NBA Cares x Sands Cares Community Impact Week.”

Photo caption: Deron Williams (left photo) and Myisha Hines-Allen (right photo) lead over 30 female students from Pui Ching Middle School Macau and Keng Peng School, along with students from the “Her Time to Play” initiative at Sunday’s clinic.

Photo caption: Students participate in a thrilling five-on-five friendly skills challenge led by Williams (top left photo) and Hines-Allen (top right photo) at Sunday’s “Her Time to Play” clinic.

Photo caption: Myisha Hines-Allen (back row, centre), Catherine Kong (back row, fifth from right), vice president of corporate communications and community affairs for Sands China Ltd. and Sands Cares Ambassadors distribute goodie bags prepared during the impact week’s tip-off event to students at the “Her Time to Play” clinic Sunday, closing out the “NBA Cares x Sands Cares Community Impact Week.” Each bag included a quick-dry towel, cordless jump rope, and an NBA blind box.