SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Rapper, actor and film producer Ice Cube made his way to the HoopHall Classic Monday to receive an award in his honor for his notable contributions to basketball.

is poised to receive the inaugural Ice Cube Impact Award from the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, celebrating his profound contributions to basketball, social justice, and community development.

00s officially ushered in Ice Cube the movie star and a Westside Connection reunion, ’10s produced his ninth solo album, I Am West, and saw him establish his Big3 basketball league and the ...