Boston Celtics’ Jrue Holiday wins 2024-25 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Champion award..

Boston Celtics’ guard Jrue Holiday has been named the 2024-25 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Champion, the NBA today announced.

Holiday, the Boston Celtics’ guard, was revealed Wednesday as the recipient of the league’s Social Justice Champion award for this season. The announcement came less than a week after Holiday won the league’s sportsmanship award for the second time his career.

The NBA will donate $100,000 to the Jrue and Lauren Holiday Social Impact Fund and he will receive the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Trophy. Holiday was selected from a group of finalists that also included Miami’s Bam Adebayo, San Antonio’s Harrison Barnes, Toronto’s Chris Boucher and New Orleans’ CJ McCollum.

2023-24 Winner: The Minnesota Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns has been named the 2024 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Champion.

What is the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Champion Award.?

The annual award recognizes a current NBA player for pursuing social justice and upholding the NBA's values of equality, respect and inclusion.

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 recipient will have advanced Abdul-Jabbar’s mission to drive change and inspired others to reflect on injustice and take collective action in their communities over the previous year.

NBA Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Champion Award Winners List.

Carmelo Anthony is named the inaugural Social Justice Champion award winner for the 2020-21 NBA season.

A year-by-year list of the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Champion Award winners.

2020-21 — Carmelo Anthony - Portland Trail Blazers

2021-22 — Reggie Bullock - Dallas Mavericks

2022-23 — Stephen Curry - Golden State Warriors,

2023-24 — Karl-Anthony Towns - Minnesota Timberwolves

2024-25 — Jrue Holiday - Boston Celtics

2025-26 — TBD

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