The NBA, under commissioner Adam Silver, has been as aggressive as ever in supporting equality for all genders, races, religious beliefs, sexual orientations and more. He made sure it was known that racial equality was important when he banned Donald Sterling for life over his racist comments. He's questioning whether or not the NBA will pull the 2017 All-Star Game from Charlotte because of a North Carolina law discriminating against the LGBT community.

On Sunday, Silver, deputy commissioner Mark Tatum and the NBA family took that support of the LGBT community further by becoming the first professional sports league to walk in the New York City Pride Parade.

(H/T -- SB Nation)

Excited for the NBA Family who will be a part of history today as the first pro sports league to march in NYC Pride! #NBAPride #WNBAPride

-- Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) June 26, 2016

Silver and others wore "#OrlandoUnited" shirts as they walked alongside the parade-goers, showing real support instead of just doing the bare minimum of potentially issuing a statement championing equal rights. Silver, Tatum, Jason Collins and both NBA and WNBA employees proudly showed their support in person.

.@NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, Deputy Commissioner Mark Tatum & NBA employees march in the #NYCPride Parade! pic.twitter.com/xKF6jN6Mv4

-- NBA Cares (@nbacares) June 26, 2016

The @NBA & @WNBA family showing their full support at the #NYCPride Parade! #NBAPride #WNBAPride pic.twitter.com/P14sdtqnhm

-- NBA Cares (@nbacares) June 26, 2016

It's good to see the support of the league and the progressive initiatives by Silver and the rest of the NBA to show there are things beyond the basketball court worth supporting.