On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the NBA honors Dr. King’s enduring legacy through community-focused initiatives and thought-provoking reflections. The day is both a celebration of his vision and a call to action, reminding all of the work still needed to achieve equality and justice.

The Cavs honored the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday for their 3:30 p.m. game vs. Phoenix at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. The MLK Day program emphasized one of King’s famous quotes: “The time is always right to do what is right.

The NBA continues its tradition of honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with 8 games on Monday, Jan. 20.

Several Memphis Grizzlies players have been introduced to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in different ways through their varied upbringings.

The Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant's lates social media post did not go as planned. He is facing backlash from him fans over MLK post.

Three score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we now stand, delivered, “I Have a Dream,” calling for an immediate end to the “chains of discrimination” that force Black people onto “a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity.”

Although the late, great Martin Luther King Jr. hailed from Atlanta, Georgia, the mecca of basketball resides in New York, New York. With such a marriage of admiration and respect for the civil rights leader and the prestigious Madison Square Garden, it's no surprise the NBA pushed the Knicks as a marquee franchise for the significant holiday.

Kristaps Porzingis found himself in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. When asked about the significance of the day during the Boston Celtics’ dominant 125-85 win over the Golden State Warriors,

Professional basketball has long evoked the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Bill Russell stood with the civil rights leader during the March on Washington, while Oscar Robertson helped organize a memorial game for King’s Southern Christian Leadership Conference in the wake of his assassination.

The Celtics played the Warriors on MLK Jr. Day. Coach Joe Mazzulla recognized the significance of that platform. Read more on Boston.com.

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