The NBA Celebrates Martin Luther King Day- NBA.com

Today is a day to honor and commemorate the life of Martin Luther King Jr. The NBA does a superb job all around of remembering his legacy.

January 15, 2007 marks the 21st anniversary of the Martin Luther King Jr. federal holiday and the NBA will honor Dr. King's legacy with 10 games, including eight matinee games. Be sure to tune in to see the Spurs and Bulls go at it on NBA TV at 2 p.m. ET, followed by two more nationally televised games on TNT -- The Suns take on the Grizzlies in Memphis (home of the Civil Rights Museum) at 7:30 p.m. ET and the Lakers and Heat revisit their Christmas-day rivalry at 10 p.m. ET.
NBA presents live games in multiple countries on Martin Luther King Day

Game Schedule
1 p.m.
Sacramento Kings at New York Knicks
1 p.m.
Utah Jazz at Washington Wizards
2 p.m.
Toronto Raptors at Philadelphia 76ers
2 p.m.
Boston Celtics at Atlanta Hawks
2 p.m. - NBA TV
San Antonio Spurs at Chicago Bulls
3:30 p.m.
Indiana Pacers at New Jersey Nets
3:30 p.m.
Minnesota Timberwolves at Detroit Pistons
4 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Golden State Warriors
7:30 p.m. - TNT
Phoenix Suns at Memphis Grizzlies
10 p.m. - TNT
Miami Heat at L.A. Lakers
(All times Eastern)

"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. I have a dream today."-- Martin Luther King Jr., Speech at Civil Rights March on Washington, Aug. 28, 1963

D-League MLK Showcase

GREENVILLE, S.C., Jan. 4, 2007 – Twelve games in three days highlight the 2007 NBA Development League MLK Showcase that takes place Jan. 15-17 at the Sioux Falls Arena in Sioux Falls, S.D.

Every team in the D-League, along with scouts and player personnel executives from every NBA team, will converge on the home of the Sioux Falls Skyforce for four games each day. Games will be broken into two sessions daily, with the opening game of the first session tipping off at 11 a.m. CT, followed by game two 25 minutes following the conclusion of the first game. The second session begins at 5 p.m. CT, with the final game each day starting 25 minutes after game three.

NBA TV will broadcast all 12 games from the Showcase, 10 live. Coverage begins each day at noon eastern, 11 a.m. central. Games not covered live by NBA TV will be video streamed live on D-LEAGUE.com. Additional NBA TV coverage details will be available soon. Both Idaho Stampede games will be live audio streamed as well at D-League.com, and tape delayed on 630 AM KFXD beginning at 7 p.m. Mountain Time each day. Read more ...

"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy."

-- Martin Luther King Jr., Strength to Love, 1963