A year-by-year list of the NBA Social Justice Champion Award winners, 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. The winners receive the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar trophy.
NBA Social Justice Champion Award Winners:
2023-24: Karl-Anthony Towns (Minnesota Timberwolves)
2022-23: Stephen Curry (Golden State Warriors)
2021-22: Reggie Bullock (Dallas Mavericks)
2020-21: Carmelo Anthony (Portland Trail Blazers)
