The highly-anticipated 2018 Yao Charity Foundation Game will be kicked off in the Stadium of Dalian Sports Center on August 12. At that time, a basketball feast will be offered to fans. Tickets of this Game are now being sold on Damai.cn.

       There will still be lots of stars participating in this Game. The Nike American Star Team, which is led by Kevin Love, a five NBA All-Star, Markelle Fultz, the top draft pick of 2017, Jayson Tatum, De'Aaron Fox, Lauri Markkanen, etc., will play against Chinese Basketball Star Team, which is led by Li Gen, Han Dejun, Zhou Peng. They will bring a spectacular ‘basketball feast’ for the audience, and realize children’s games by virtue of basketball. 2018 Yao Charity Foundation Game will come to the coastal city Dalian. It is themed to be ‘Love Dalian, Yao (Brighten) the Future’ and is expected to connect each institution, individual and basketball star with the carrier of basketball charity game. With their love action and devotion, a promising future of children can be brightened. Moreover, besides Chinese and American top basketball players, young players from Yao Foundation Hope Primary School Basketball Season will show up as the usual practice. They will play in the third quarter together with mystery guests from Green Vine and Flower Tree Star Basketball Teams. CCTV-5 will broadcast the full live match in the evening on August 12 during the prime time hours.

       This Game is hosted by Yao Charity Foundation, China Youth Development Foundation and Chinese basketball Association, co-hosted by NBA CARES, Nike Sports (China) Co., Ltd., CCTV Sports Channel, Infront Sports & Media China Co., Ltd., and Beijing Zhonghui International Sports Management Co., Ltd., and undertaken by Liaoning Great Nation Sports Culture Development Co., Ltd., Dalian Basketball Association, Dalian Sports Center, Dalian International Sports Culture Development Co., Ltd., and Dalian Youth Development Foundation. Serial activities like basketball carnival, school visit, charity dinner, charity golf game, etc., will be held from August 10 to August 12. The main draw match will be held in the Stadium of Dalian Sports Center at 7 PM on August 12.

       As the charity sports event that has the greatest influence in China, starting with 2007 ‘Yao & Nash Charity Game’, Yao Charity Foundation Game has been held in Beijing, Taipei, Dongguan, Shanghai, Fuzhou, Hong Kong, etc., up to 2018, which has received support from more than 750 elites from all walks of life like the sports circle, entertainment circle, economic and financial circles. More than 150 NBA stars and China’s National Men’s Basketball Team players have participated in the Game. A total net number of approximately CNY 65 billion has been raised in the previous events, making great contributions to support the development of sports education and youth development in remote and impoverished areas of China.