Barack Obama Joins NBA To Promote ‘Social Responsibility’ In Africa

Former President Barack Obama is joining the NBA Africa, a division of the league on the continent, to promote the NBA’s “social responsibility efforts.”

Obama will help the league develop and push such efforts as “greater gender equality and economic inclusion,” according to an NBA press release. Obama will also get a minority equity stake in NBA Africa that will be used to support his charity, the Obama Foundation, and other causes.