S O
T Y
When I was asked to
write this article
about LeBron James’s
receiving the
Mu ha mmad A li
Legacy Award,
a SPORTS ILLUSTRATED
editor suggested I
mention something
about LeBron’s picking
up the social justice
torch that Ali and I had
carried—and that
I like to believe I’m
still carrying.
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BY KAREEM ABDUL-JABBAR
Six-time NBA champion, 1985 SI Sportsperson of the Year,
2016 Muhammad Ali Legacy Award winner