CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA – APRIL 18: Carmelo Anthony #00 of the Portland Path Blazers brings the ball up courtroom towards the Charlotte Hornets at Spectrum Heart on April 18, 2021 in Charlotte, North Carolina. NOTE TO USER: Consumer expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or utilizing this {photograph}, Consumer is consenting to the phrases and circumstances of the Getty Photographs License Settlement. (Photograph by Jacob Kupferman/Getty Photographs)
Carmelo Anthony was introduced on Tuesday because the inaugural winner of the NBA’s Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Champion Award.
The Portland Path Blazers ahead was chosen for the award amongst fellow finalists Tobias Harris, Jrue Vacation, Harrison Barnes and Juan Toscano-Anderson.
Abdul-Jabbar introduced the award on TNT Tuesday on a video name with Anthony.