Trail Blazers forward Carmelo Anthony won the NBA's inaugural Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice award, the NBA announced on Tuesday.
Abdul-Jabbar, a six-time NBA champion, created the award to recognize players who are making strides in the fight for social justice. Anthony, a 10-time NBA All-Star, was selected for the award out of four other finalists, including Kings forward Harrison Barnes, 76ers forward Tobias Harris, Bucks guard Jrue Holiday and Warriors forward Juan Toscano-Anderson.
Anthony earned the award for his dedication over the past year to social justice efforts as well uplifting Abdul-Jabbar's life mission to engage, empower and drive inequality for individuals and groups who have been historically marginalized or systemically disadvantaged.