NEW YORK – Milwaukee Bucks guard Jrue Holiday was named the 2021 winner of the NBA Sportsmanship Award, the league announced Friday, becoming the club’s first player to receive the honor.
The award is presented annually to the player who best represents the ideals of sportsmanship on the court as voted upon by current NBA players.
NBA executives selected six finalists from 30 nominees, one per club, and nearly 350 players voted in a weighted system with 11 points for first place to one point for sixth.
Holiday won with 130 first-place votes and 2,752 total points to 2,474 for runner-up Kemba Walker of the Boston Celtics, who won the award in…
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