The NBA held it’s first ever NBA Awards on Monday, June 26 in Basketball City at Pier 36 in New York. The show brought the NBA world together again after the season ended with the Golden State Warriors as NBA Champions to remember and honor the 2016-17 season. The NBA also handed out awards for MVP, Rookie of the Year, Coach of the Year, Sixth Man of the Year, Most Improved Player, and Defensive Player of the Year, and much more.
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Jordan to Westbrook: ‘I got my first MVP before my first ring, too’
Michael Jordan sent Russell Westbrook a simple note after he won MVP.
Westbrook is a Jordan-signed athlete and it was part of a Jordan Brand package sent to the newly minted MVP after the first ever NBA Awards Show on Monday. Here’s the full package.
Read Article >Every NBA award winner, in one place
Russell Westbrook’s emotional MVP speech, Bill Russell threatening to kick the ass of five Hall of Famers on stage, and a mostly-good-but-sometimes-awkward Drake hosting the event were the things that stood out most from the first-ever NBA Awards show on Monday night in Basketball City at Pier 36 in New York.
In years past, awards were released at the end of the season, but this is the first time it’s happening in an award show setting. The NBA handed awards for MVP, Rookie of the Year, Coach of the Year, Sixth Man of the Year, Most Improved Player, and Defensive Player of the Year, plus much more.
Read Article >James Harden froze when Drake asked him who his favorite NBA MVP was
Before the MVP was announced during the NBA Awards, Drake interviewed one of the nominees, James Harden.
Following a joke about Harden’s trademark beard, Drake asked him who his favorite historic NBA MVP was. Harden didn’t have a response.
Read Article >Eric Gordon wins Sixth Man of the Year after reviving career in Houston
Erik Williams-USA TODAY SportsAfter a season of scorching the nets from downtown, Houston Rockets guard Eric Gordon was named the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year on Monday. He beat out teammate Lou Williams and Warriors swingman Andre Iguodala for the trophy.
The vote was extremely close, with Gordon receiving 46 first-place votes, 40 second-place votes, and eight third-place votes for a total of 358 points. Iguodala had 43 first-place votes, 34 second-place votes, and nine third-place votes.
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