Utah Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson won the Kia NBA Sixth Man Award, learning of the accomplishment while sitting with teammate Joe Ingles during a TNT interview.
The two carved out a spot in league history, too, marking the first one-two finish by teammates in Sixth Man voting.
Clarkson is the first player in Jazz franchise history to win the award.
Joe Ingles hands Jordan Clarkson the #KiaSixth Man of the Year trophy 🎶 pic.twitter.com/pamxUATDqb
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) May 24, 2021
Clarkson received 65 first-place votes (407 total points) from 100 sportswriters and broadcasters around the globe.
Ingles collected 34 first-place votes and 272 points, with New York Knicks guard Derrick Rose third with 77 points (one first-place vote).
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