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NBA creates annual Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Award The new annual honor that will recognize a current NBA player for pursuing social justice efforts. Official release May 13, 2021 1:29 PM NEW YORK — The NBA today announced the creation of the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Champion award, a new annual honor that will recognize a current NBA player for pursuing social justice and upholding the league’s decades-long values of equality, respect and inclusion. The award is named after six-time NBA champion and Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.  The ...

NBA creates annual Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Champion award The newly created Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Champion award recognizes NBA players' social justice efforts. The award winner will receive $100,000 to donate to an organization of their choice. Other four finalists and select beneficiaries to receive $25,000 each. url copied to clipboard nba photos https://images.daznservices.com/di/library/NBA_Global_CMS_image_storage/e5/40/kareem-abdul-jabbar_12iyl4u2d6y1w1amu2ji926y6y.jpg?t=23237639&w=500 NEW YORK, May 13, 2021 - The NBA today announced the creation...

The NBA's official press release gave an overview of Abdul-Jabbar's social contributions dating back to his teenage years: Abdul-Jabbar has been a champion of inclusivity dating to his youth. At 17, he met Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Abdul-Jabbar’s hometown of Harlem, N.Y. Inspired by King’s message, Abdul-Jabbar committed to using his influence as a visible athlete to engage on critically important social issues during the Civil Rights Movement. He attended the 1967 Cleveland Summit where Bill Russell, Jim Brown and other prominent Black athletes gathered to discuss Muhammad Ali’s re...

By Syndicated Content The Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Champion award was unveiled by the league on Thursday. The award honors an NBA player for “pursuing social justice and upholding the league’s decades-long values of equality, respect and inclusion.” Abdul-Jabbar, a six-time league MVP and NBA champion, long has promoted social justice, particularly in his post-playing career. “In addition to being one of our greatest players, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has devoted much of his life to advocating for equality and social justice,” NBA commissioner Adam Silver said in a news ...

USA TODAY Through 20 NBA seasons, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar collected trophies that either symbolized his NBA championships (six), his Finals MVPs (two) or his regular-season MVP’s (six). Amid the NBA legend's ongoing quest to address social justice issues with his written and spoken words as well as community initiatives, Abdul-Jabbar has another award associated with him. The NBA created the “Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Champion Award,” which will go to a current NBA player that will result in a $100,000 donation to an organization of his choosing. The other four finalists will each ...