Jabbar's life-long advocacy for justice helped inspire the NBA’s Social Justice Champion Award. Branson Brooks, for NBA.com ...

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The NBA announced that Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo has been named the 2025-26 Social Justice Champion, a trophy named after Los Angeles Lakers legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

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