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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. inspired the world and called on us all to unite for justice. Today and every day, the NBA honors his life and legacy through leaguewide efforts to bring people together and take action in our communities.

  • Watch: MLK Day Roundtable

Memphis Grizzlies: Intersection of Race & Sports: Inequities in Education

How Bill Russell Paved the Way for Black NBA Coaches

How Martin Luther King Jr. Inspired Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

The Black Fives: The Era That Led to the NBA's Racial Integration

Earl Lloyd: One of the NBA's Most Important Trailblazers

The History Behind the NBA's first All-Black Starting Five

How Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain Faced the Same Questions Confronting Today's NBA Players

Virtual Roundtable: Voting

1-on-1 with Caron: Dwight Powell

1-on-1 with Caron: Harrison Barnes

1-on-1 with Caron: George Hill

1-on-1 with Caron: Rocsi Diaz

WATCH: The Truth Is #BlackLivesMatter

Bucks Organize Social Justice Protest on Juneteenth

Jazz Launch Lead Together Campaign

1-on-1 with Caron: Greivis Vasquez

1-on-1 with Caron: Arne Duncan

1-on-1 with Caron: Tierra Ruffin-Pratt

1-on-1 with Caron: Natalie Achonwa

1-on-1 with Caron: Chris Paul

1-on-1 with Caron: Kyle O'Quinn

1-on-1 with Caron: Justin Holiday

1-on-1 with Caron: Peter Feigin

1-on-1 with Caron: Sam Perkins

1-on-1 with Caron: Detlef Schrempf

1-on-1 with Caron: J.B. Bickerstaff

1-on-1 with Caron: David Fizdale

1-on-1 with Caron: Satou Sabally

1-on-1 with Caron: Clint Smith

1-on-1 with Caron: Charles Ramsey

1-on-1 with Caron: Cappie Pondexter

1-on-1 with Caron: Scott Budnick

1-on-1 with Caron: Charisse Bremond-Weaver

1-on-1 with Caron: Natasha Cloud

1-on-1 with Caron: Shareef Abdur-Rahim

1-on-1 With Caron: Renee Montgomery

1-on-1 with Caron: Mark Cuban

1-on-1 with Caron: Danny Green

1-on-1 with Caron: Justise Winslow

1-on-1 With Caron: Rudy Gay

1-on-1 with Caron: John Wall

Virtual Roundtable: Systemic Racism

Virtual Roundtable: COVID & The LatinX Community

Virtual Roundtable: Health Inequity & Police Brutality

Virtual Roundtable: COVID's Impact on Young People of Color

Virtual Roundtable: COVID & Black America

Virtual Roundtable: Countering Anti-Asian Discrimination

Virtual Roundtable: COVID in The Correctional System

Virtual Roundtable: COVID & Communites of Color

Building Bridges Through Basketball Honored at ESPN Sports Humanitarian Awards

Bill Russell receives ESPN Arthur Ashe Courage Award

Dallas Mavericks: Building Bridges Through Basketball

Denver Nuggets Hoops for Peace

Wizards’ Bradley Beal Mentors Young Men in Washington DC

Warriors Host Bay Area Community Conversation with Youth and Law Enforcement

Detroit Pistons 10-week Building Bridges Through Basketball Program

Kyle Korver on Privilege

Gallery: Milwaukee Buck Sterling Brown Hosts Barbershop Monday Conversations with Youth

Miami HEAT host Female Mentorship Panel & Basketball Clinic

Atlanta Hawks Dedicate Basketball Court on MLK Weekend

Dallas Mavericks Black History Month Contest Winners Explore Black History in Atlanta

Gallery: All-Star 2019 Community Conversation

Gallery: All-Star 2019 Building Bridges Through Basketball

Levert Launches “The 22 Initiative”

Victor Oladipo, Al Horford, Kyle Lowery, Teresa Resch on Supporting Women

Knicks Host “Breaking Barriers” Forum on Diversity in Sport

WNBA, NBA Celebrate NYC Pride

Dikembe Wants You to Be a Mentor

Los Angeles Sparks Visit National Museum of African-American History and Culture

Visiting History: National Museum of African American History & Culture and National Civil Rights Museum

MLK's Message Still Resonates Today

Celtics Playbook Spotlight