Nelson Mandella

‘Sport has the power to change the world’ – Nelson Mandela, 2000 Laureus World Sports Awards

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‘Sport has the power to change the world’ – Nelson Mandela, 2000 Laureus World Sports Awards

One of Golden State Warriors’ key players, he returned to action in January 2022 after missing nearly 31 months with an anterior cruciate ligament injury followed by a torn achilles tendon. He helped the team win a fourth NBA Championship in eight seasons. In Game 5 of the Finals, he joined team-mate Steph Curry and LeBron James as the only players in NBA history to make at least 100 three-pointers on the championship stage. He also passed LeBron for second on the NBA Finals all-time three-pointers list.
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