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Karl-Anthony Towns of the Timberwolves receives the NBA's social justice award

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NEW YORK (AP) — 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 Angele…

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Karl-Anthony Towns of the Timberwolves receives the NBA's social justice award

NEW YORK (AP) — Minnesota's Karl-Anthony Towns was named the recipient of the NBA 's social justice award on Thursday.

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Karl-Anthony Towns of the Timberwolves receives the NBA's social justice award

Minnesota’s Karl-Anthony Towns was named the recipient of the NBA’s social justice award

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Karl-Anthony Towns named 2023-24 NBA Social Justice Champion, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Trophy winner

Towns was recognized for his advocacy for voting rights, particularly for formerly incarcerated individuals

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Karl-Anthony Towns of the Timberwolves receives the NBA's social justice award

NEW YORK (AP) — 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 […]

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Timberwolves' Karl-Anthony Towns receives the NBA's social justice award

NEW YORK — 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 honour 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 Cl…

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Timberwolves’ Karl-Anthony Towns named NBA’s 2023-24 Social Justice Champion

Karl-Anthony Towns honors the memory of his late mother, Jackie — who passed away in 2020 — every day in a number of ways. Not the least of which is his commitment to spreading the lessons she taught him during their time together. Perhaps the most basic — and important — one of those lessons was love. “I just try to spread love. My mother taught me the meaning of love, and I just want to continue the teachings that she’s given me in her life an…

11 days ago·St Paul, United States

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