NBA Community Assist Award
National Basketball Association award
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The National Basketball Association awards the Bob Lanier Community Assist Award for community engagement, philanthropic activity, and charity work. It is a monthly award, but season and off-season awards have also been given. In some cases multiple awards have been given in the same month. In 2022, the season-long award was renamed in honor of late Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer and NBA Global Ambassador, Bob Lanier, following his death for his dedication to teaching NBA values and making a positive impact on communities across the globe. The award is sponsored by Kia Motors and is part of the NBA Cares program.[2] In the 2012–13 NBA season the season long award was accompanied by a $25,000 donation from Kia and the NBA to a charity of the recipients choice.[3]
| Sport | Basketball |
|---|---|
| League | National Basketball Association |
| Awarded for | NBA player who best demonstrates passion for giving back to their communities.[1] |
David Robinson Plaque
The winner of the award is presented a plaque dedicated to David Robinson. The plaque is inscribed. "Following the standard set by NBA Legend David Robinson, who improved the community piece by piece."[4]
Award winners
Monthly award winners
Season-long award winners
- Pau Gasol (2011–12)[38]
- Dwyane Wade (2012–13)[3]
- Stephen Curry (2013–14)[39]
- Russell Westbrook (2014–15)[40]
- John Wall (2015–16)
- Isaiah Thomas (2016–17)
- Kevin Durant (2017–18)
- Bradley Beal (2018–19)
- Harrison Barnes, Jaylen Brown, George Hill, Chris Paul, Dwight Powell (2019–20)[41]
- Devin Booker (2020–21)[42]
- Gary Payton II (2021–22)[43]
- Brook Lopez (2022–23)[44]
See also
- Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award (football)
- King Clancy Memorial Trophy (ice hockey)
- MLS Humanitarian of the Year Award (soccer)
- Allstate AFCA Good Works Team
- Bart Starr Award (football)
- J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award (basketball)
- List of NBA regular season records