NBA Lifetime Achievement Award

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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.

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[update], all winners have been American.

Winners

* Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Season Player Position Nationality Team Ref.
2016–17 Bill Russell* Center  United States Boston Celtics [1]
2017–18 Oscar Robertson* Guard  United States Cincinnati Royals and Milwaukee Bucks [2]
2018–19 Larry Bird* Forward  United States Boston Celtics [3]
Magic Johnson* Guard  United States Los Angeles Lakers [3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "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.