Wayne Embry, George Raveling and Bill Russell named winners of 2020 Mannie Jackson – Basketball’s Human Spirit Award
In 1968, Bill Russell became the first Black coach to win an NBA championship. SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (March 10, 2021) – The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced today the winners of the 2020 Mannie Jackson – Basketball’s Human Spirit Award. Honored for their decades-long commitment to social justice, the 2020 award recipients are Wayne …