'Big O' wins NBA Lifetime Achievement Award

Dave Clark | Cincinnati Enquirer

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Basketball Hall of Famer and former Cincinnati Bearcats and Cincinnati Royals great Oscar Robertson - the 2018 recipient of the NBA's Lifetime Achievement Award - was honored at the NBA Awards show Monday in Los Angeles.

Reactions via Twitter:

"Sometimes in life, it is important to be persistent, or as I've been called, stubborn. Stubborn about what you believe in." - Oscar Robertson on receiving NBA Lifetime Achievement Award #NBAAwards pic.twitter.com/8NnmY9NpZH — NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) June 26, 2018

Congratulations to Oscar Robertson on receiving the 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award! #NBAAwards #ThisIsWhyWePlay pic.twitter.com/wKM1uuUObr — NBA (@NBA) June 26, 2018

Oscar Robertson is being honored at tonight's NBA Awards - why that shows some grace from the league in recognizing that Oscar's past battles actually made everyone stronger, and why all the players there tonight owe Oscar some loud applause...and a debt of gratitude. pic.twitter.com/D9mWEWk31t — Rachel Nichols (@Rachel__Nichols) June 25, 2018

Congratulations to Oscar Robertson on receiving the @NBA Lifetime Achievement Award at 2018 #NBAAwards!! pic.twitter.com/OTnYWruIe1 — Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) June 26, 2018

The Big O: "You see injustice in the world. It's all around you. Just because LeBron steps out, I hope other players (do) What do you want them to do? Shut up and dribble? It's time for them to say what they want about life and say about politics and things about the street." — Jonathan Feigen (@Jonathan_Feigen) June 26, 2018

Oscar Robertson upon receiving the NBA’s Lifetime Achievement Award: “Sometimes it’s important to be stubborn about what you believe in, even if it takes great sacrifice.” — Rachel Nichols (@Rachel__Nichols) June 26, 2018

Great evening at The NBA Awards @NBAOfficial it was my honor to give Oscar Robertson the Lifetime Achievement Award & share this moment with my hero the great Bill Russell. pic.twitter.com/yI5b1zyKkI — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (@kaj33) June 26, 2018

Strong words from “The Big O” as he receives the NBA’s Lifetime Achievement Award.#Bearcats | #NBAAwards pic.twitter.com/zb8urei14a — Cincinnati Men’s Hoops (@GoBearcatsMBB) June 26, 2018

Robertson remains UC's all-time leading scorer. He played 14 seasons with the Cincinnati Royals and the Bucks and was a 12-time All-Star.

Fellow Hall of Famer Bill Russell was the inaugural winner of the award last year.

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