NBPA MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC

THE ORGANIZATION WAS FORMED FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONDUCTING MEDICAL RESEARCH RELATED TO BASKETBALL PLAYER HEALTH, WELFARE AND SAFETY. THE ORGANIZATION WILL (I) CONDUCT MEDICAL RESEARCH, INCLUDING INVESTIGATIONS, EXPERIMENTS, AND STUDIES TO DISCOVER, DEVELOP, OR VERIFY KNOWLEDGE RELATING TO THE HEALTH, WELFARE, AND SAFETY OF BASKETBALL PLAYERS, IN CONJUNCTION WITH HOSPITALS; (II) SPONSOR THE NATIONAL BASKETBALL PLAYERS ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEDICAL SYMPOSIUM (THE "SYMPOSIUM"), WHERE MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS WILL PRESENT RELATED RESEARCH; AND (III) CONDUCT OTHER RESEARCH ASSOCIATED WITH HEALTH AND SAFETY INITIATIVES RELATING TO BASKETBALL PLAYERS. SPECIFICALLY, THE ORGANIZATION WILL OFFER A FOCUSED VEHICLE THROUGH WHICH MEDICAL RESEARCH INTO HEALTH ISSUES COMMONLY FACED BY BASKETBALL PLAYERS MAY BE CONDUCTED, FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL SUCH INDIVIDUALS.