By Tom Orsborn, Staff Writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2026-05-15 14:50:45
明尼阿波利斯讯——圣安东尼奥马刺队前锋哈里森·巴恩斯 (Harrison Barnes) 践行了约翰·F·肯尼迪 (John F. Kennedy) 在1961年演讲中引用的一句著名圣经名言。
“凡受托多者，向其索取也多。”
“我每天都在实现自己的梦想，能够上场打球，”巴恩斯说道。他补充说，他深知圣安东尼奥的许多人并没有那么幸运。“所以，如果我有能力实现梦想，我该如何回馈社区——回馈那些我在杂货店或加油站遇到的人们？”
这位33岁的前锋在本赛季付出了巨大努力，以至于NBA在周五宣布他成为2026年社会正义冠军奖 (Social Justice Champion Award) 的五位入围者之一。其他入围者包括迈阿密热火队的班·阿德巴约 (Bam Adebayo)、波士顿凯尔特人队的杰伦·布朗 (Jaylen Brown)、底特律活塞队的托拜厄斯·哈里斯 (Tobias Harris) 以及克利夫兰骑士队的小拉里·南斯 (Larry Nance Jr.)。
获奖者将获得卡里姆·阿卜杜尔-贾巴尔奖杯 (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Trophy)，联盟还将代表获奖者向其指定的非营利组织捐赠10万美元。
联盟在新闻稿中表示，这一年度奖项旨在向这位79岁的六届NBA总冠军得主致敬，卡里姆·阿卜杜尔-贾巴尔 (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) 的毕生使命是“参与、赋能并推动那些在历史上处于弱势地位的个人和群体的平等”。
这是联盟第六年颁发该奖项。作为一名征战14个赛季的老将，巴恩斯目前效力于马刺队的第二个赛季，这已经是他第三次获得提名，此前在效力萨克拉门托国王队期间曾两次入围。
“卡里姆是一位令人难以置信的球员，无论作为球员还是普通人，以及他所代表的精神，都是伟大的，”周五在西部半决赛对阵明尼苏达森林狼的第六场比赛前，巴恩斯告诉《圣安东尼奥快报》。
“显然，我们开展慈善事业并不是为了获得这类认可，”巴恩斯补充道，“但能进入这个行列（与其他获提名者并列），并能让人们关注到我们所资助的组织，这本身就是一种福分。”
巴恩斯用了“我们”这个词，因为他是与妻子共同分享这一提名的。
“布里塔妮 (Brittany) 绝对是我们所有慈善事业的核心，”他说道，“从她花在这些组织的人身上的时间，到策划，再到出席各种不同的活动——因为我的工作让我无法参加所有活动并亲力亲为——她的爱心才是真正的驱动力。无论我们身处何地，无论她去到哪里，她总是试图回馈社会，无论是在高中、大学，还是（在夫妻俩的NBA旅程中）。”
联盟从30支球队提交的候选名单中选出了最终入围者。卡里姆·阿卜杜尔-贾巴尔社会正义冠军评选委员会由社会正义领袖和NBA大家庭成员组成，负责最终的评选工作。
据NBA透露，在2025-26赛季，巴恩斯继续履行其职业生涯长期的承诺，通过对圣安东尼奥及其他地区服务欠缺社区的持续投资，致力于“教育公平、经济机会和青少年发展”。在此过程中，他向圣安东尼奥的10家非营利组织捐赠了15万美元，支持心理健康、住房稳定、公民参与和经济赋权。
今年1月，巴恩斯向圣安东尼奥马丁·路德·金委员会奖学金计划 (San Antonio MLK Commission Scholarship Program) 捐赠了5万美元，用于支持追求高等教育的高年级学生，这是该计划历史上单笔数额最大的捐款。
“哈里森和他的妻子在这个社区播下了种子，”马丁·路德·金委员会奖学金计划主席泰隆·达登 (Tyrone Darden) 表示，“这是他们的行为准则，也是他们一贯的做法。他们来到圣安东尼奥，做的第一件事就是寻找可以支持的项目。我最喜欢的一点是，他们总是在默默行善。他们不会到处宣扬：‘看我们做了什么。’”
巴恩斯还努力缓解饥饿问题，本赛季为该市东区的近200个家庭提供了生活用品和礼品卡。他还通过在圣安东尼奥、奥斯汀和墨西哥萨尔蒂约开展的多城市球场翻新计划，扩大了安全社区空间的覆盖范围。作为NBA基金会董事会的创始成员，巴恩斯还支持旨在为服务欠缺社区提供经济机会和职业发展的全国性工作。
巴恩斯的慈善之路始于金州勇士队在2012年NBA选秀中以第七顺位选中他之后。此后的每一步——在勇士队的四个赛季、在达拉斯独行侠队的三个赛季、在萨克拉门托的六个赛季以及在圣安东尼奥的两个赛季——他都致力于帮助那些他称之为家的地方。
“最能说明哈里森和布里塔妮为人的是他们的坚持不懈，”马刺队总经理布莱恩·莱特 (Brian Wright) 说道，“他们发起了如此多的倡议来帮助社区，他们试图全身心投入到所加入的每一个社区的方式令人印象深刻。”
莱特指出，巴恩斯对待社区工作的方式与他对待工作的方式如出一辙。
“关于哈里森和他的职业素养，有很多报道都集中在他的日常训练、他如何成为一名打满每场比赛的‘铁人’以及他作为球员的稳定性上，”莱特说道，“但故事更重要的部分是，他是一个更好的人，以及他融入社区的方式。他明白自己的一生是多么幸运和受眷顾，他希望确保那些没有同样机会的人能得到帮助。”
“他们是一个了不起的家庭。当你参加他们参与的那些活动时，你能看到他们脸上的笑容，看到这给他们带来的快乐。他明白自己的使命，以及作为一名职业运动员更宏大的目标。他真的在社区留下了属于自己的印记。”
巴恩斯表示，他的部分动力源于他对球迷的钦佩。
“即使去年我们输球的时候，人们依然向我们展示着爱和支持。所以，当社区每天都在为我的家人和我们提供支持时，我们该如何继续回馈社区呢？”他说道。
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NBA recognizes community work of Spurs’ Harrison Barnes
MINNEAPOLIS — Spurs forward Harrison Barnes embodies the biblical phrase John F. Kennedy famously used in a 1961 speech.
“For of those to whom much is given, much is required.”
“I live my dream every day. I get to go play basketball,” Barnes said, adding that he knows many people in San Antonio aren’t so fortunate. “So if I’m able to live my dream, what am I doing to give back to the community — for the people I see when I’m at the grocery story, when I’m at the gas station?”
The 33-year-old forward gave back back plenty this season, so much so that the NBA on Friday announced he is is one of five finalists for the 2026 Social Justice Champion Award along with Miami’s Bam Adebayo, Boston’s Jaylen Brown, Detroit’s Tobias Harris and Cleveland’s Larry Nance Jr.
The winner will receive the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Trophy and a $100,000 donation from the league for a nonprofit of his choosing.
The annual award is a nod to the 79-year-old six-time NBA champion whose life mission was to “engage, empower and drive equality for individuals and groups who have been historically disadvantage,” the league said in a press release.
This is the sixth year the league has handed out the award. Barnes, a 14th-year pro in his second season with the Spurs, is a three-time nominee having been nominated twice when he was with Sacramento.
“Kareem is an unbelievable guy, player and person for what he stood for,” Barnes told the San Antonio Express-News on Friday before facing Minnesota in Game 6 of the Western Conference semifininals.
“Obviously, we don’t do our philanthropic endeavors for the purpose of this type of recognition,” Barnes added. “But to just be in that category (with the other nominees) and to be able to shed light on the organizations we’ve given to, it’s a blessing.”
Barnes said “we” because he shares the nomination with his wife.
“Brittany is definitely the heartbeat of all of our philanthropic endeavors,” he said. “From the time she spends with the people in these organizations, to the planning, to the showing up for a lot of different things, because my job doesn’t allow me to be at all of the events and do all the things, her heart is what really drives her. Anywhere we’ve been, anywhere she’s gone, she’s always tried to give back, whether that was in high school, college, or (during the couple’s NBA journey).”
The league drew the finalists from a pool of nominees submitted by its 30 teams. The Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Champion selection committee, comprised of social justice leaders and members of the NBA family, made the selections.
In 2025-26, Barnes continued his career-long commitment to “educational equity, economic opportunity and youth development through sustained investments in underserved communities across San Antonio and beyond,” per the NBA. In doing so, he donated $150,000 to 10 San Antonio nonprofit organizations supporting mental health, housing stability, civic engagement and economic empowerment.
In January, Barnes made the single-largest contribution in the history of the San Antonio MLK Commission Scholarship Program with a $50,000 gift to support graduating seniors pursuing higher education.
“Harrison and his wife have sowed seeds in this community,” said Tyrone Darden, chairman of the MLK Commission’s scholarship program. "This is their M.O., this is what they do. They came to San Antonio and the first thing they did was look for something to support. And what I love is they operate under the radar. They aren’t saying, ‘Look at what we are doing.’ "
Barnes also tried to ease hunger this season by providing groceries and gift cards to nearly 200 families on the city’s East Side. He also expanded access to safe community spaces through a multi-city court refurbishment initiative in San Antonio, Austin and Saltillo, Mexico. As an inaugural NBA Foundation Board member, Barnes also supports national efforts focused on economic opportunity and career advancement for underserved communities.
Barnes first began giving back in the NBA after Golden State selected him seventh overall in the 2012 NBA Draft. Every step of the way since, during four seasons with the Warriors, three with Dallas, six with Sacramento and two in San Antonio, he’s worked to help the communities he’s called home.
“The thing that speaks volumes about Harrison and Brittany is their consistency,” Spurs general manager Brian Wright said. “They take on so many initiatives to help the community and it’s incredibly impressive the way they go about trying to pour themselves into every community they’re a part of.”
Wright noted that Barnes goes about his community work the same way he approaches his job.
“A lot of stories get written about Harrison and his professionalism and they focus on his routine and how he is an iron man who plays every game and his consistency as a player,” Wright said. "But the bigger part of the story is he’s an even better person and his approach to being a part of the community. He understands how fortunate and blessed he has been throughout his life and he wants to make sure others who do not have those same opportunities get help.
“They’re an incredible family. When you go to those events they are involved in, you see the smile on their faces, you see the joy it brings them. He understands his purpose and the bigger mission of being a professional athlete. He’s really left his mark on the community.”
Barnes said part of his motivation stems from his admiration for the fans.
“Even last year when we were losing, people were still showing us love and support, so it’s like how can we continue to show up for the community when they’re clearly showing up for my family and for us on an everyday basis,” he said.
By Tom Orsborn, Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News