Former WNBA big name Lindsey Harding loves to break out to Turks ...

Turks & Caicos is Lindsey Harding's favourite escape. When the Sacramento Kings' assistant educate isn't breaking down obstacles as one of the vital first African-American girls to coach an NBA crew, she's kitesurfing and eating first rate in Providenciales, the most common destination in the marvelous island chain. "I've been eight times," Harding says of her visits to the Caribbean paradise, observed northeast of Cuba and southeast of the Bahamas. "The shores are excellent. that you may walk a ways out into the ocean and the water is still so calm and shallow."

Mudjin Harbour in center Caicos may well be a remarkably picturesque locale, but Taylor Bay is her spot to kick back, sip Bambarra rum on the seaside and just relax. "i can go anyplace in the world and consider at ease," says Harding. "I be trained what the locals do, embody the meals and culture and stay open." Being open is a theme that runs all over Harding's profession trajectory.

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before becoming a member of the Philadelphia 76ers in 2018, she had a a success nineyear run with the WNBA. "I performed and lived in Russia, Turkey and Lithuania and during off-season toured Europe," she recollects. "because of the way I traveled, I'm not into touristy issues. I opt to go off the overwhelmed route. if you live in different places, you simply need to determine it out."

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Harding teamed up with Giants of Africa—a nonprofit company founded by way of Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri— to lead coed early life basketball classes throughout the African continent for the third consecutive yr. "This summer time we went to Mali, Cameroon and Tanzania and ultimate 12 months Nigeria, Senegal and Kenya," Harding says.

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"The camp gives gifted kids hope and happiness. Seeing how strong these children are and what they're pressured to conquer makes my dedication absolutely worth it."

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"lengthy Bay is the superior location to kitesurf. reside at an Airbnb on the seashore and go out within the morning when the tide and winds are low, which simplest occurs for a couple of hours day after day," advises Harding. "after I'm achieved, I make my own drinks, play music and hang around with friends on the seashore. It's actually an all-day-houseparty-on-the-beach sort of vibe."

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"I'm a pescatarian, and one in every of my favorite areas to consume on Providenciales is Mr. Grouper's," says Harding. "It's a native establishment a bit extra inland. I usually order the blackened grouper with rice and peas— that's their element—and a Presidente, which may also be truly tough to locate in the us. i like ingesting here. each visit I all the time go a couple of times."

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"The Thursday barbecue is an incredible event—every person on the island goes!" Harding shares. "They play reside track, people are dancing, the entire native eateries deploy food compartments. It's a very big deal and lots of enjoyable."

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