--- title: Kate Middleton Cheers Prince William at Basketball description: During a visit to an athletics charity, Prince William took a shot at wheelchair basketball — with Kate Middleton there to cheer him on. canonical: https://time.com/5210762/prince-william-wheelchair-basketball/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-03-22T14:38:41.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-12T09:03:42.571Z og:title: Kate Middleton Cheers During Prince William's Basketball Game og:description: Prince William gave wheelchair basketball a go during a charity visit og:url: https://time.com/5210762/prince-william-wheelchair-basketball/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcc67ab4e41382adb/69892ba7ab6d7717266b22ea/prince-william-wheelchair-bball.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 5309 og:image:height: 2986 og:image:alt: The Duke And Duchess of Cambridge Undertake Engagements Celebrating The Commonwealth og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Kate Middleton Cheers During Prince William's Basketball Game twitter:description: Prince William gave wheelchair basketball a go during a charity visit twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcc67ab4e41382adb/69892ba7ab6d7717266b22ea/prince-william-wheelchair-bball.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Kate Middleton Is Always There to Support Prince William's Athletic Pursuits > Sponsored content. 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Prince William Plays Wheelchair Basketball With Paralympic Hopefuls_  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Mar 22, 2018 2:38 PM UTC  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Mar 22, 2018 2:38 PM UTC The 2018 [Olympic Winter Games](http://time.com/5176066/best-memes-olympics-2018/) may be over, and the [Paralympic Winter Games](http://time.com/5162516/pyeongchang-paralympics-2018-date-schedule-sports/) may have also come to a close in PyeongChang, but Prince William and Kate Middleton haven’t forgotten about their nation’s sports players, popping by London’s Olympic Park on Thursday. During a visit to a charity called SportsAid that assists young British athletes in ascending to Olympic, Paralympic and other international competitions status, Prince William tried his hand at the game of wheelchair basketball. The Duke of Cambridge was shown the ropes by young rising stars who play wheelchair basketball — and even took a few shots at the hoop himself. When he sank a basket — on his third try — the crowd was enthusiastic in their cheers. Supporting him from the sidelines was none other than the Duchess of Cambridge, who is eight months pregnant and expecting [their third royal baby](http://time.com/5156818/kate-middleton-royal-baby-due-date/) sometime next month. In fact, this may very well be her final official public appearance before settling down to await the arrival of the new child. SportsAid has been [a longtime cause](http://people.com/royals/princess-kate-hosts-dinner-for-olympic-hopefuls-at-kensington-palace/) for Princess Kate, as it supports athletes in financing their pursuits. Wheelchair basketball, which is one of the events of the Summer Paralympic Games, will make be a part of the Commonwealth Games in 2022. > [](https://twitter.com/KensingtonRoyal/status/976778531798769664) > [](https://twitter.com/TeamSportsAid/status/976780525536010247) > [](https://twitter.com/TeamSportsAid/status/976803225281196034) > [](https://twitter.com/KensingtonRoyal/status/976776765422088192) ## Transcript [ BLANK_AUDIO ] [ CROSSTALK ] Nice! Ooh! [ LAUGH ] Ooh! Less power, less power, less power. [ APPLAUSE ] Take that, Tim. 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