Special Olympics Pennsylvania athlete Katie Moore and 76ers Point Guard Jrue Holiday.

The NBA has a longstanding partnership with Special Olympics, which includes sponsorships of basketball tournaments, the creation of public service announcements and NBA player participation in Special Olympic events. Members of the Philadelphia 76ers, including Forward Elton Brand and Point Guard Jrue Holiday, have signed up to be a part of the Spread the Word to End the Word campaign.

Spread the Word to End the Word_™ is a Special Olympics campaign to eliminate use of the words "retard" and "retarded." Its goals are to promote the contributions made by people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and to educate the public about the damaging effects of the "R-word."

Wednesday, March 7th is National Awareness Day for the Spread the Word to End the Word campaign.  In support of the campaign, Jrue Holiday teamed up with Special Olympics Pennsylvania athlete Katie Moore to record a PSA to promote the campaign and encourage everyone to make a pledge to stop using the R-word.

For more information on Spread the Word to End the Word and to pledge your support to end use of the R-word, please visit r-word.org.

 Special Olympics Pennsylvania athlete Katie Moore and 76ers Forward Elton Brand.