Thought I'd mention this since there could be a fan or two of these two guys on this board.
Basketball Hall of Fame members George Gervin and Clyde Drexler will receive the seventh annual National Civil Rights Sports Legacy Awards prior to Monday's Grizzlies game against the Chicago Bulls.
The award "pays tribute to the athletes who have made significant contributions to civil and human rights and who have laid the foundation for future leaders through their careers in sports in the spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.,"
-- 2011: Willie Mays, Willis Reed, Lennie Wilkens
-- 2010: Oscar Robertson, Alonzo Mourning
-- 2009: Julius Erving, Dave Bing
-- 2008: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bob Lanier
-- 2007: David Robinson, Dikembe Mutombo
-- 2006: Bill Russell, Mannie Jackson
Basketball Hall of Fame members George Gervin and Clyde Drexler will receive the seventh annual National Civil Rights Sports Legacy Awards prior to Monday's Grizzlies game against the Chicago Bulls.
The award "pays tribute to the athletes who have made significant contributions to civil and human rights and who have laid the foundation for future leaders through their careers in sports in the spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.,"
-- 2011: Willie Mays, Willis Reed, Lennie Wilkens
-- 2010: Oscar Robertson, Alonzo Mourning
-- 2009: Julius Erving, Dave Bing
-- 2008: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bob Lanier
-- 2007: David Robinson, Dikembe Mutombo
-- 2006: Bill Russell, Mannie Jackson