Tina also has a big passion off the court: saving people who are stricken with sudden cardiac arrest. She became interested in the cause after reading about a high school basketball player who passed away from it in 2013. "I just wanted to do something," she says.
In 2013, Tina started Hopey’s Heart Foundation, which provides grants for schools and community centers to buy automated external defibrillators (AEDs). Fast access to these devices can increase the chances of survival after sudden cardiac arrest by up to 40%. Tina has donated her entire WNBA salary to the cause the past two years.
To date, Hopey’s Heart Foundation has donated AEDs to nearly 300 institutions across the US. This year, the first life was saved using a defibrillator donated by the foundation.
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