Ice Dice has earned loads of plaudits throughout his practically four-decade profession, from a star on the Hollywood Stroll of Fame and his spot within the Rock and Roll Corridor of Fame with N.W.A. and BET Hip-Hop Awards {hardware}. However on Tuesday (Nov. 14) the rap legend was humbled when the Naismith Basketball Corridor of Fame introduced the inaugural Ice Dice Impression Award.
“Basketball has had a constructive influence on my life in so some ways. Thanks to the Naismith Basketball Corridor of Fame for establishing the ‘Ice Dice Impression Award,’ which can honor those that work to enhance their neighborhood through the use of basketball as a device to assist children,” tweeted Dice, the founding father of the BIG3 basketball league, which pits former NBA and worldwide ballers in opposition to one another in fast-paced 3-on-3 competitions. “I’m honored,” added Dice.
In one other tweet, Dice wrote that the league — which he launched in 2017 with music supervisor and enterprise companion Jeff Kwatinetz — was created for basketball followers like him who have been uninterested in the lengthy, sizzling summers after the tip of the NBA finals. “By no means in 1,000,000 years did I believe my efforts would land me within the BHOF. Honored & humbled. Thanks,” wrote the lifelong Lakers fan who grew up enjoying ball on the Inglewood YMCA.
The Corridor of Fame stated in an announcement that the distinctive collaboration with Dice is aimed toward honoring the rapper’s “extraordinary contributions to the world of basketball, his unparalleled ardour for the sport, and his unwavering dedication to encouraging essential dialogues surrounding inclusivity, equal alternative, and racial and social justice whereas contributing to initiatives centered on schooling and neighborhood improvement.”
The Dice Impression Award shall be completely housed on the HOF museum in a devoted exhibit of every yr’s winner that includes “in-depth storytelling about honorees who use basketball as a platform for good works in their very own communities.”
“Ice Dice’s unquestionable ardour for the sport and his want to see it utilized as a catalyst for constructive influence on communities are unwavering,” stated John L. Doleva, President and CEO of the basketball HOF in an announcement. “His sphere of affect in each the leisure business and within the skilled sports activities enviornment brings outstanding authenticity and worth to this award. We’re delighted to affix arms with Ice Dice as he leverages his love of the sport to encourage others. The Ice Dice Impression Award will stand as a testomony to the ability of basketball and the profound influence it may have on communities worldwide.”
Dice additionally obtained main props from his son, actor O’Shea Jackson Jr., who tweeted about his dad’s legendary grind. “You can’t cease him! You’ll be able to solely hope to comprise him! I’m so shook proper now dude that is wonderful information,” Jackson Jr. wrote. “Y’all don’t perceive what he goes by means of man. The grind this dude has is simply unreal. Dad I can’t wait to hug you man. Yo that is so unimaginable. What you do, not just for us as a household, however for others as nicely is so admirable. I actually do have the best dad on the earth. This man scores one triple double along with his mates. And now he landed within the BHOF lol.”
Junior thanked the Naismith HOF for honoring his dad’s contributions to the sport all of us love. “I cant wait to see the longer term winners of this award,” he stated. “As his son, i’m overwhelmed with pleasure. As a fan of basketball, I’m relieved that constructive progress for the sport is acknowledged.”
The Ice Dice Impression Award shall be offered to Dice on the Naismith HOF on Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Jan. 15) in Springfield, Massachusetts.
See Dice’s tweet and the props from his son and fellow hip-hop icons beneath.
