One week after receiving the NBA Sportsmanship Award, Celtics guard Jrue Holiday was announced as the 2024-25 NBA Social Justice Champion for his work away from the court.

The winner of that award, which was first presented in 2021, receives the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Trophy and a $100,000 donation to a cause of his choice. Holiday’s will go to the Jrue and Lauren Holiday Social Impact Fund, which has “distributed over $5.3 million in grants and delivered more than 400 hours of coaching and support to nearly 200 businesses across the U.S.” since its founding in 2020, per an NBA release.

“Since entering the league, Jrue Holiday has dedicated himself to helping others in their times of greatest need and pursuing a more just society for all,” NBA deputy commissioner Mark Tatum said in a statement. “The selflessness that defines his game is even more evident in the work he and his wife Lauren do off the floor to create more opportunities for a generation of youth who might have otherwise been overlooked.”

Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla said he appreciates that the league has an award like this to spotlight players’ character.

“I think that’s something that the league has done a great job of over the last five, 10 years or so, understanding that these guys are more than just players,” Mazzulla said Wednesday before Game 2 of Boston’s second-round playoff series against the New York Knicks. “They’re people, too, and it’s bigger than basketball. We’ve got a lot of guys with high-level character, and it’s great to see that get noticed. I’m happy for Jrue.”

Holiday also has received a pile of accolades for his on-court performance, making the All-Defensive first or second team in each of the last four seasons and six of the last seven. That streak will end this season, however, because the 34-year-old did not reach the 65-game threshold for qualification.