Stephen Curry Wins Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Champion Award - ESPN

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The honor, named after the six-time NBA MVP and No. 2 on the career scoring
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his work in advocating for voting rights, gender and racial equity in sports, and
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initiative, along with athletes Chris Paul and Megan Rapinoe, and singer-actress
Janelle Monae. The initiative's mission is to "increase participation in each and
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every election by helping to close the race and age gap," according to its website.
Additionally, as a participant in the league's and player union's joint social
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Through his UNDERRATED brand, Curry has provided scholarships for high
school athletes, and in 2019 announced a six-year, $6 million commitment to
fund the men's and women's golf teams at historically Black Howard University.
Along with his wife, Ayesha, Curry continues to run the couple's Eat. Learn.
 Play. Foundation, which focuses on childhood nutrition and physical activity in
Oakland, California, where the Warriors played until moving to San Francisco
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in 2019. According to the NBA's news release, Eat. Learn. Play. has provided
 over 2 million meals and 500,000 books to Oakland students and remodeled
four playgrounds in the city.
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The winner of the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Champion Award is
@ gifted $100,000 to the charity of his choice. For Curry, that is the University of
San Francisco Institute for Nonviolence and Social Justice, which according to
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its website, "investigates, illuminates, and advances the theory and practice of
transformational nonviolence to confront and overcome injustice and systemic
violence and contribute to the just resolution of communal conflict."
"We are humbled and deeply honored to receive this extraordinary gift,
enabling us to magnify the impact of our community partnerships and
initiatives," said Jonathan D. Greenberg, director of the University of San
Francisco Institute for Nonviolence and Social Justice, in a statement provided
to Andscape. "Stephen Curry is a tremendous, inspiring hero on and off the
basketball court, a dedicated activist, leader and humanitarian, and we
congratulate him on this incredible award and share our deepest gratitude."
Curry was named a finalist alongside Memphis Grizzlies forward Jaren Jackson
Jr., San Antonio Spurs guard Tre Jones, Phoenix Suns guard Chris Paul and
Boston Celtics forward Grant Williams. The four finalists will be awarded
$25,000 a piece toward their respective social justice-focused organizations.
Curry joins Dallas Mavericks guard Reggie Bullock (2022) and inaugural
winner Carmelo Anthony (2021) as recipients of the award.
"As an athlete, I consistently leverage my platform to amplify advocacy and

address the pervasive issue of systemic racism," Curry said in a statement. "I
firmly believe that we must be vocal both on social media and in real life, taking
tangible actions to effect real change in our society and for generations to
come."
The award is voted on by a committee composed of Abdul-Jabbar, National

Urban League president and CEO Marc Morial and NBA deputy commissioner
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Mark Tatum, among others.
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Carmelo Anthony announces
retirement from NBA after 19
seasons
Associated Press
 May 22, 2023, 09:42 AM ET
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Carmelo Anthony, the star forward who led Syracuse to an NCAA championship
 in his lone college season and went on to spend 19 years in the NBA, announced
his retirement Monday.
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Anthony, who was not in the NBA this season, retires as the No. 9 scorer in
@ league history.
° Only LeBron James, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Karl Malone, Kobe Bryant, Michael
Jordan, Dirk Nowitzki, Wilt Chamberlain and Shaquille O'Neal scored more
than Anthony, who finishes his career with 28,289 points.
"Now the time has come for me to say goodbye ... to the game that gave me
purpose and pride," Anthony said in a videotaped message announcing his
decision -- one he called "bittersweet."
Anthony's legacy has long been secure: He ends his playing days after being
selected as one of the 75 greatest players in NBA history, a 10-time All-Star, a
past scoring champion and a six-time All-NBA selection.
And while he never got to the NBA Finals -- he only played in the conference
finals once, with Denver against the eventual champion Los Angeles Lakers in
2009 --- Anthony also knew what it was like to be a champion.


He was the Most Outstanding Player of the 2003 Final Four when he led
Syracuse to the national championship, and he helped the U.S. win Olympic
gold three times -- at Beijing in 2008, at London in 2012 and at Rio de Janeiro
in 2016.
His college coach at Syracuse, the now-retired Jim Boeheim, tweeted a

 "welcome to retirement" message to his former star.

"I am honored to have been a part of your legendary career, and I can't wait to
 see what's next for you," Boeheim wrote.
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Thank you #STAYME7O pic.twitter.com/4au8cOd13s
@ — Carmelo Anthony (@carmeloanthony) May 22, 2023
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Anthony played in 31 games in four appearances at the Olympics, the most of
any U.S. men's player ever. Anthony's 37 points against Nigeria in the 2012
games is a USA Basketball men's record at an Olympics, as are his 10 3-pointers
from that game and his 13-for-13 effort from the foul line against Argentina in
2008.
"Carmelo Anthony is one of the NBA's all-time great players and ambassadors,"
NBA commissioner Adam Silver said. "We congratulate him on a remarkable
19-year career and look forward to seeing him in the Hall of Fame."
Anthony will remain part of international basketball for at least a few more
months; Anthony is one of the ambassadors to the Basketball World Cup,
FIBA's biggest event, which will be held this summer in the Philippines, Japan
and Indonesia.
"I remember the days when I had nothing, just a ball on the court and a dream
of something more," Anthony said. "But basketball was my outlet. My purpose
was strong, my communities, the cities I represented with pride and the fans
that supported me along the way. I am forever grateful for those people and
places because they made me Carmelo Anthony."
Anthony was drafted No. 3 overall by Denver in 2003, part of the star-studded
class that included James at No. 1, Hall of Famer Chris Bosh at No. 4 and soon-
to-be Hall of Famer Dwyane Wade -- he gets officially enshrined this summer --
at No. 5.
Anthony will join them at the Hall of Fame before long -- the Hall of Fame said
he will be eligible for the 2026 class. He averaged 22.5 points in his 19 seasons,
spending the bulk of those years with Denver and the New York Knicks.
Anthony has long raved about his time with the Knicks, and what it was like
playing at Madison Square Garden, especially as a kid who was born in
Brooklyn.
He was the NBA's leading scorer with 28.7 points per game in 2012-13, when
the Knicks won 54©games and the Atlantic Division title.
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"The Garden," Anthony said in 2014. "They call it The Mecca for a reason."
Anthony spent his first 7½ NBA seasons in Denver, becoming the third-leading
scorer in franchise history. His Nuggets teams had seven consecutive winning
seasons and earned seven playoff berths, but they advanced in the postseason
 just once, ending in that six-game conference finals loss to the Lakers in 2009.
"He wore that Nuggets jersey with pride and did a lot of great things while in a
Denver Nuggets uniform, as well as all the other uniforms he wore in an
illustrious career," Nuggets coach Michael Malone said Monday before Denver
faced the Lakers in Game 4 of the Western Conference finals, hoping to clinch
the franchise's first NBA Finals appearance. "When you think of Carmelo, you
think of one of the more elite scorers in NBA history, a guy that from the D.C.
metro area goes to Syracuse and wins a championship and comes into the NBA
and was just a bucket-getter from day one."
Anthony also played for Portland, Oklahoma City, Houston and ended his
career with the Lakers last season. He went unsigned this year, and now his
retirement is official.
He said in his retirement address that he's looking forward to watching the
development of his son Kiyan, a highly rated high school shooting guard.
"People ask what I believe my legacy is," Anthony said. "It's not my feats on the
court that come to mind, all the awards or praise. Because my story has always
been more than basketball. My legacy, my son ... I will forever continue through
you. The time has come for you to carry this torch."

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5/24/23, 4:38 PM Stephen Curry wins Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Champion Award - ESPN

NBA names Curry social justice

Melo announces NBA

Bucks narrow head-coaching search,

Jabbar Social Justice Champion

2023 NBA Finals: Schedule, how to

"As an athlete, I consistently leverage my platform to amplify advocacy and

The award is voted on by a committee composed of Abdul-Jabbar, National

2009 --- Anthony also knew what it was like to be a champion.

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His college coach at Syracuse, the now-retired Jim Boeheim, tweeted a

 see what's next for you," Boeheim wrote.

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