Chicago Bulls Forward Pau Gasol and Center Joakim Noah have each been nominated for the 2014-15 Season long NBA Cares Community Assist Award presented by Kaiser Permanente in recognition of their outstanding charitable contributions and philanthropy, the Bulls and NBA announced today. The award recognizes an NBA player who best reflects the passion that the league and its players share for giving back to their communities. Noah was selected in February as one of the league’s seven monthly Community Assist winners during the season, while Gasol is among three additional players chosen by the NBA for the season-long award.
Gasol and Noah are among ten other NBA player finalists for the award, with the winner being determined by an NBA panel of judges and fan voting. Now through Monday, April 27, the Chicago Bulls encourage all fans to show their support for Gasol and Noah by voting on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram using #NBACommunityAssist and #PauGasol and/or #JoakimNoah. There are no limits to the number times a fan can vote.