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

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.”

It was 1963 when Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered "I Have a Dream," one of the most famous ... system and growing up with a Black father who was a star player in the NBA. For Desmond Bane, it was his grandmother. “It was something that we always ...

The Sporting News has all the details on how to watch each basketball game on 2025 MLK Day. Three games will be featured on national TV, but only one will be live on NBA TV. That will be the Mavericks vs. Hornets at noon ET. The other two games: Timberwolves vs. Grizzlies and Celtics vs. Warriors will be on TNT and truTV.

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.

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Prior to this Monday's game between the Minnesota Timberwolves and Memphis Grizzlies, All-Star guard Ja Morant posted a photoshopped image of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on social media. Unsurprisingly,

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.

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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The rescheduled Martin Luther King Jr. parade is on Sunday at 3 p.m. The parade lineup begins at 2 p.m. on Broadway Street. The parade will begin on Franklin Street and continue to MLK Street. From there,