INDIANAPOLIS – The NBA Foundation today announced that it has selected Center for Leadership Development (CLD) in Indianapolis for a grant award to support its programs for minority students. A long-time partner of the Pacers Foundation and Pacers Sports & Entertainment, CLD has for more than three decades provided local youth and their parents with important educational opportunities, leadership development, and mentorship. I am incredibly appreciative and proud of the NBA Foundation s investment in the young people of our city through this well-deserved recognition of the Center for Leadership Development, said Rick Fuson, PS&E President & COO and the Chairman of the Pacers Foundation. Dennis Bland and his experienced team are impacting individual lives every day, but they are also changing the trajectory for entire generations of Indianapolis families.