In the dangerous desert sands of northern Iraq, an NBA referee arrived in July on a mission that had nothing to do with officiating. But it did involve helping soldiers make the right calls for themselves — and keep order in their lives while immersed in the most difficult of circumstances. Learn more.

With two decades of outstanding community service with the NBA under his belt, the special assistant to the NBA commissioner is being honored by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as the recipient of the Mannie Jackson-Basketball's Human Spirit Award.

In partnership with the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, current and former NBA and WNBA players and coaches travel overseas each summer as ambassadors of sport, conducting clinics, visiting schools and speaking to youth. Learn more.

ML Carr and Ray Allen have much more in common than their membership in the coveted Celtics Green. They both have to face the number one disease among African Americans: diabetes.

The Coaches for Kids program, launched during the 2008-09 NBA season, provides thousands of children from Boys & Girls Clubs with the chance to see NBA games in each of the league’s 29 markets as well as meet with and learn from the league’s coaches, GMs and athletic trainers.

In May 2009, Scottie Pippen helped to dedicate a Learn & Play Space at the Hongshan Migrant School in Beijing, China. Created in partnership with Toyota and China Youth Development Foundation, this project included a refurbished library and computer room.