Amid the prospect of additional protests outside their arena the day before the funeral for an unarmed black man shot by the police, the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday announced an alliance with Black Lives Matter Sacramento and other activist organizations to finance youth programs, once again signaling the N.B.A.’s progressive approach to social issues.

The Kings said in a statement that their multiyear partnership with Black Lives Matter Sacramento and a Sacramento-based coalition called Build Black was aimed at investing in and broadening educational opportunities for black young men and underserved members of the community.

The move comes as the Kings, with their unique platform as the city’s only major professional sports team, grapple with rising tensions in the wake of the fatal police shooting of Stephon Clark, 22, who was unarmed on March 18 when police officers shot him multiple times in his grandmother’s backyard after responding to a report of vandalism.

Protesters have already disrupted two Kings home games by gathering outside Golden 1 Center and preventing spectators from getting inside.