Cousy played for the Celtics from 1950 to 1963, winning six league championships and the 1957 MVP title.

On April 15, the day after Woods won his fifth Masters title, the U.S. president tweeted his intent to award the golfer with the accolade.

Miriam Adelson, who was awarded the Medal of Freedom for her medical work and work within the Jewish community, was also the biggest Republican donor — along with her husband — for the 2018 elections.