Detroit Pistons and Brooklyn Nets Owners Partner to Deliver Face Masks and Medical Goggles to Detroit
Detroit Pistons Owner Tom Gores has joined forces with Brooklyn Nets Owner Joe Tsai to make a generous personal protection equipment donation to the city of Detroit.
Gores and Tsai are together supplying 350,000 KN95 face masks and 100,000 medical goggles to aid the Motor City in the battle against coronavirus (COVID-19).
The Joe and Clara Tsai foundation donated the masks and goggles, and the supplies will be will be distributed to COVID-19 testing centers and homeless shelters, as well as to frontline workers in the city’s transportation and police departments.
The foundation also worked with Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan to distribute the supplies, plus the Pistons organization.
“We are grateful for Joe and Clara’s commitment to Detroit and proud to be their partner in bringing additional medical supplies to our community,” Gores said in a statement. “The NBA family continues stepping up in the fight against COVID-19.”
“Many cities in America have been hit hard by the pandemic. Clara and I wish to help the people of Detroit get through these difficult times, and we are grateful that Tom and his organization readily stepped up to help us distribute the supplies,” Tsai added in the statement. “We have a history of friendship with Detroit and I want to thank Mayor Duggan for directing the PPE to where they are needed most.”
“The city is making progress in the fight against COVID-19, but there is still a long way to go and the long-term needs in the community will be substantial,” Gores said. “It’s inspiring to see people coming together right now and I’m confident we will sustain that spirit in the weeks and months ahead.”
