Celtics’ Jrue Holiday honored with NBA Social Justice Champion award

One week after receiving the NBA Sportsmanship Award Celtics guard Jrue Holiday was publicized as the - NBA Social Justice Champion for his work away from the court The winner of that award which was first presented in receives the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Trophy and a donation to a cause of his choice Holiday s will go to the Jrue and Lauren Holiday Social Impact Fund which has distributed over million in grants and delivered more than hours of coaching and sponsorship to nearly businesses across the U S since its founding in per an NBA release Since entering the league Jrue Holiday has dedicated himself to helping others in their times of greatest need and pursuing a more just society for all NBA deputy commissioner Mark Tatum mentioned in a report The selflessness that defines his event is even more evident in the work he and his wife Lauren do off the floor to create more opportunities for a generation of youth who might have otherwise been overlooked Related Articles Why Celtics studied Pacers-Cavs ahead of must-win Competition vs Knicks OBF Don t expect the Celtics to move away from -point land despite loss Celtics rotation participant unlikely to play in Match vs Knicks Duality at its finest Joe Mazzulla defends Celtics threes in exchange with reporter Joe Mazzulla reveals new detail about Kristaps Porzingis illness Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla reported he appreciates that the league has an award like this to spotlight players character I think that s something that the league has done a great job of over the last five years or so understanding that these guys are more than just players Mazzulla reported Wednesday before Meeting of Boston s second-round playoff series against the New York Knicks They re people too and it s bigger than basketball We ve got a lot of guys with high-level character and it s great to see that get noticed I m happy for Jrue Holiday also has received a pile of accolades for his on-court performance making the All-Defensive first or second squad in each of the last four seasons and six of the last seven That streak will end this season however because the -year-old did not reach the -game threshold for qualification