NBA Lifetime Achievement Award

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Bill Russell was awarded the NBA Lifetime Achievement Award in 2017

The NBA's Lifetime Achievement Award is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given to a player who exemplified extraordinary success on and off the court in the NBA.

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The inaugural recipient of the award was Bill Russell: a Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer and 11-time NBA Champion with the Boston Celtics. [1] The 2019 award was shared between two players: Larry Bird and Magic Johnson. Every recipient of the award has been elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame prior to receiving the award. As of 2019, all winners have been American.

Winners

*Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
SeasonPlayerPositionNationalityTeamRef.
2016–17 Bill Russell * Center Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Boston Celtics [1]
2017–18 Oscar Robertson * Guard Cincinnati Royals and Milwaukee Bucks [2]
2018–19 Larry Bird * Forward Boston Celtics [3]
Magic Johnson * Guard Los Angeles Lakers

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References

  1. 1 2 "Bill Russell to receive Lifetime Achievement Award at NBA Awards". nba.com. Archived from the original on July 28, 2020. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Oscar Robertson to receive Lifetime Achievement Award at NBA Awards". nba.com. Archived from the original on December 19, 2018. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Magic Johnson and Larry Bird to receive Lifetime Achievement Award at 2019 NBA Awards". nba.com. Archived from the original on May 23, 2019. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
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