Minnesota’s Karl-Anthony Towns was named the recipient of the NBA’s social justice award
Minnesota's Karl-Anthony Towns was named the recipient of the NBA 's social justice award on Thursday. Towns was one of five finalists for the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Trophy, which was created in 2021 to honor a player for pursuit of social justice while upholding the values of equality, respect and inclusion. The other finalists were Miami's Bam Adebayo, New Orleans' C.J. McCollum, Oklahoma City's Lindy Waters III and the Los Angeles Clippers' Russell Westbrook.
All 30 teams nominate one player for the award, which was chosen by a committee led by the Hall of Fame member Abdul-Jabbar, league executives and social justice leaders. Towns has been an advocate for expanding voter rights in Minnesota to include formerly incarcerated individuals, among other causes.
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