The NBA Foundation
Year 5 of the is in motion 🤩
Check out this recap of our orientation and read more about it on NBA.com. (Link in bio) 🔗
In honor of NBA Draft, you know we had to throw it back to when our HBCU Fellows were drafted to the league for the summer internships 🥳😎
Tune into the NBA Draft live at 8pm EST on ABC and ESPN 📲
06/01/2026
This week we’re welcoming our 5th cohort of NBA HBCU Fellows and celebrating 5 years of providing career pathways in the sports industry.
We couldn’t be prouder of these students and all they’ve accomplished and will continue to achieve 🥳
here’s a little snapshot of this program over the years. 📸
Stay tuned this week as we welcome the newest cohort to the family 🤩
05/29/2026
🤩 Grad season and HBCU Fellowship season are upon us!!
Celebrating our amazing Fellowship alumni always. So proud of these phenomenal graduates and can’t wait to see what they do next on their journeys in the sports industry 🏀🎓
Congratulate them in the comments 🥳
May is Small Business Month and here at the NBA Foundation we are so proud to support local small business owners every year at .
The Pitch Competition is designed to empower small businesses in NBA Markets and provide capital and connections among other resources to help drive the local economy. 📍🌟
This year, with the collaboration of our amazing supporters, we awarded $400,000 dollars to phenomenal entrepreneurs in the community.🌟❤️
04/17/2026
The NBA Foundation is excited to celebrate Earth Month 🗣️🌍 We are proud to work with amazing nonprofit partners that provide career opportunities in environmental sustainability for youth in NBA markets.
Read our latest NBA Foundation Friday article (🔗 in bio)to learn more about and 🌟
Celebrating our amazing nonprofit partners in the San Antonio community 🖤 We are proud to support the work they do to uplift and empower youth Spurs Way
Still not over our very first Founders Lounge at 🌟
We convened our All-Star Pitch finalists, investors, business leaders and incredible partners for a night of networking and connecting.
The Founders Lounge reflects the NBA Foundation’s commitment to expanding access, opportunity, and capital for under-resourced entrepreneurs.
04/07/2026
Always an amazing time in Chicago with the Chicago Bulls Community Engagement ❤️🖤
We honored our amazing nonprofit partners on the court and had a community round table luncheon focusing on best practices for investing in and uplifting Chicago youth 🌟