Sands China Draws More Than 2,900 Participants to NBA Cares Community Impact Week
Sands China partnered with NBA Cares to engage over 2,900 participants across Macau and the Greater Bay Area in basketball clinics, school visits, and meal distributions from October 7-11. The event ran parallel to the NBA China Games 2026 and featured NBA alumni including Marbury, Mobley, and Bosh. Patrick Dumont cited sport’s capacity to drive inclusion and community links.
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Sands China Ltd reported more than 2,900 participants in a five-day community programme organised with NBA Cares. The “NBA Cares x Sands Cares Community Impact Week 2026” ran from October 7 to 11 alongside the NBA China Games 2026. The initiative focused on basketball training, school visits and social inclusion activities.
Participants came from Macau, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area and Hainan province. Local social-service organisations, NBA players, former stars and company volunteers also joined. The programme reached students and community members across varied backgrounds.
Programme Activities
Activities included training sessions and friendly matches for 200 young people. A basketball clinic featured players from the Dallas Mavericks and Houston Rockets. Organisers conducted a visit to Macau’s Yuet Wah College.
Former NBA players Stephon Marbury and Cuttino Mobley worked with company executives to prepare and distribute 200 boxed lunches for people in need. The distribution partnered with Happy Kitchen, a social enterprise under the Fuhong Society of Macau. That effort forms part of a wider initiative to provide 1,500 meals.
A closing basketball carnival took place at The Venetian Macao. It brought together athletes from Macau Special Olympics, local community groups, former NBA player Chris Bosh and Sands global ambassador David Beckham. 200 Sands Cares Ambassadors supported the full week of events.
Extending Event Impact Into the Community
Patrick Dumont, chairman and chief executive of parent company Las Vegas Sands Corp and chairman of Sands China, said: “The programme demonstrated the power of sport to connect people, foster inclusion and inspire the next generation.”
Dumont stated: “With the successful conclusion of The NBA China Games 2026, we are delighted to have extended the positive impact of this world-class sporting event into the Macau community, creating valuable opportunities for people of various ages and backgrounds to connect and engage.” The programme tied a global sports property directly to local social outcomes, according to GGRAsia.
Reporting: GGRAsia
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