The NBA on Tuesday announced Portland Trail Blazers forward Carmelo Anthony as the inaugural winner of the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Champion Award.
The 10-time NBA All-Star was selected from a group of five finalists due to “his dedication over the past year to pursuing social justice and advancing Abdul-Jabbar’s life mission to engage, empower and drive equality” for people who have been traditionally marginalized.
In July 2020, Anthony joined fellow NBA stars Chris Paul and Dwyane Wade to establish the Social Change Fund, which is aimed at addressing social and economic justice challenges facing Black communities. Some of its focuses include criminal justice reform,…
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