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. 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. , all winners have been American.
Winners *Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Season Player Position Nationality Team Ref. * Center Boston Celtics * Guard Cincinnati Royals and Milwaukee Bucks * Forward Boston Celtics * Guard Los Angeles Lakers Sourcehttps://basketball.realgm.com/nba/awards/by-type/NBA-Lifetime-Achievement-Award/39
See also
List of National Basketball Association awards List of lifetime achievement awards List of NBA regular season records
References