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

Bam Adebayo (Miami Heat) emerged as the 2026 NBA Social Justice Champion, earning the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar trophy out of a ...

Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo was named the 2025-26 NBA Social Justice champion, named after Los Angeles Lakers legend Kareem ...

The rewards came before the award, but that did not make Bam Adebayo any less appreciative. “I really want to help people,” the Miami Heat center said after he was named winner of the 2026 NBA Social ...

The Miami Heat star — who had an 83-point game this season, the second highest-scoring game in NBA history — was honored ...

MIAMI — Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo on Friday was named winner of the 2026 NBA Social Justice Champion award.

When Alcindor - soon to be known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, or “Lewis Kareem” to his legendary UCLA coach John Wooden - went off ...

Jaylen Brown is looking to become the second straight Boston Celtics player to win the award, after guard Jrue Holiday earned the honor for the 2024-25 NBA season.