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Stephen Curry Wins Muhammad Ali Sports Humanitarian Award

The honor recognizes his Eat. Learn. Play. Foundation’s measurable work in Oakland and signals a broader push to formalize athlete-led community programs.

Two of the Bay Area’s celebrated athletes, both Liu and Curry have spent years training in Oakland.
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Stephen Curry and Alysa Liu met at the 2026 ESPY Awards in New York.

Overview

  • ESPN presented Curry the Muhammad Ali Sports Humanitarian Award at its 12th annual Sports Humanitarian Awards in New York, with the ceremony held during ESPYs week and televised programming to follow.
  • The award was accepted by Curry from Lonnie Ali and capped a Tuesday night ceremony that celebrated athletes and organizations using sport for social good.
  • ESPN and Eat. Learn. Play. cited the foundation’s impact as roughly 25–35 million meals served and more than $20 million invested in literacy and school facility refurbishments in Oakland.
  • Curry beat finalists Damar Hamlin and Adam Thielen for the Muhammad Ali honor, while other winners included the Baltimore Ravens, Jeffrey Lurie, Laurie Tisch, Jersey Mike’s, and three youth leaders.
  • ESPN, Disney and ABC announced a linked fundraising push to raise $10 million for the V Foundation for pediatric cancer research, underscoring how the awards package recognition with organized fundraising.