NBA Names Social Justice Award After Icon Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Written by Tariq on May 19, 2021
NBA has created the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Award. The new annual league honor that recognizes a current player pursuing social justice while upholding its values of equality, diversity and inclusion. Over the course of a 20-year NBA career and for decades after, Abdul-Jabbar embodied such qualities in dedicating his life to the fight for equality.
The winner of the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Champion award also receives an opportunity to select an organization to receive a contribution of $100,0000 on his behalf. The other four finalists for the award will also each select an organization to receive a contribution of $25,000. Click Here To Read More.
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