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Portland Trail Blazers forward Carmelo Anthony is the first-ever winner of the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Champion award.
Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer, community activist, author and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient Kareem Abdul-Jabbar announced the honor on TNT before the Atlanta Hawks and Milwaukee Bucks played Game 4 of their Eastern Conference Finals series on Tuesday.
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.@kaj33 announces @carmeloanthony as the inaugural winner of the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar #SocialJusticeChampion Award! #ThatsGame pic.twitter.com/gMVODrAAYU