NBA Sportsmanship Award
Gleason
giving me anxiety attacks though...
NEW YORK, April 20 — Minnesota's Kevin Garnett, Philadelphia's Eric Snow,
Seattle's Hersey Hawkins, and Toronto's Vince Carter have been selected by
a five-member panel of former players as divisional winners for the 1998-99
NBA Sportsmanship Award.
The NBA Sportsmanship Award, designed to honor a player who best represents
the ideals of sportsmanship on the court, will be voted on by 118 members
of the media who regularly cover the NBA. The winner will be announced
after the regular season.
Former NBA players Alex English, Doc Rivers, Kenny Smith, Isiah Thomas, and
Tom "Satch" Sanders, the NBA's Vice President, Player Programs, selected
the four divisional winners from a pool of 29 team nominees. Each team
nominated one of its own players for this award.
The annual award is part of a larger program, the NBA Sportsmanship
Initiative, which also consists of the NBA Student-Athlete Sportsmanship
Program and a public service campaign. The initiative, which also includes
the WNBA, focuses on fostering the ideals of sportsmanship -- ethical
behavior, fair play, and integrity -- in amateur and professional
basketball players.
The NBA Student-Athlete Sportsmanship Program, implemented in conjunction
with the National Federation of State High School Associations and the
Canadian School Sports Federation, is designed to encourage and reward male
and female high school student-athletes, as well as high school basketball
coaches, who demonstrate sportsmanship.
Joe Dumars of the Detroit Pistons was named the inaugural recipient of the
NBA Sportsmanship Award in November, 1996. The six-time All-Star was
selected in honor of his distinguished and dignified career and for
symbolizing the tradition the NBA wants to recognize with this award.
Terrell Brandon, formerly of the Cleveland Cavaliers, won the award in
1996-97 and San Antonio's Avery Johnson won the award last season.
xx20...@my-dejanews.com
I don't know if it just me but seems that KG talks smack the whole game
(watch out in 3-4 years when he will be winning MVP's, he will be the next
Gary Payton). And you can hear him say shi# and fuc# about 10 times a game on
T.V :)
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Gleason
first year hear because a fan complained about his using f#%$ in a game
that was heard on TV, him being a role model and all... but it seems to
have just gotten more frequent.
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