Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors has won the Professional Basketball Writers Association’s 2015-16 Magic Johnson Award, which honors the player who best combines excellence on the basketball court with cooperation and dignity in dealing with the media and the public. (Photo by Jason Miller, NBAE via Getty Images)
Wayne Ellington of the Brooklyn Nets has won the 2015-16 J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award. The honor, named after the NBA’s second commissioner, is presented annually by the PBWA to the player, coach or athletic trainer who shows outstanding service and dedication to the community. (Photo by Oscar Baldizon, NBAE via Getty Images)
Dwane Casey of the Toronto Raptors has won the 2015-16 Rudy Tomjanovich Award, which honors a coach for his cooperation with the media and fans, as well as his excellence on the court, the Professional Basketball Writers Association announced today. (Photo by Gregory Shamus, NBAE via Getty Images)
TORONTO — Chris Ballard, Kevin Ding, Jason Quick and Marc J. Spears have been named first-place winners in the 2015 PBWA Blumenthal Memorial Writing Contest, which honors the best work by members of the Professional Basketball Writers Association during the 2015 calendar year.
Joakim Noah of the Chicago Bulls has won the 2014-15 J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award, presented annually by the Professional Basketball Writers Association to the player, coach or athletic trainer who shows outstanding service and dedication to the community. (Photo by Jeyhoun Allebaugh, NBAE via Getty Images)
The media relations staff of the Toronto Raptors has won the 2014-15 Brian McIntyre Media Relations Award, which is presented each season to an NBA media relations staff that best exemplifies the standards of professionalism and excellence worthy of acclaim, the Professional Basketball Writers Association announced today.
Steve Kerr of the Golden State Warriors has won the 2014-15 Rudy Tomjanovich Award, which honors a coach for his cooperation with the media and fans, as well as his excellence on the court, the Professional Basketball Writers Association announced today.
Pau Gasol of the Chicago Bulls has been selected as the 2014-15 winner of the Magic Johnson Award, which annually recognizes the player who best combines excellence on the basketball court with cooperation and dignity in dealing with the media and the public, the Professional Basketball Writers Association announced today.
In this interview, Professional Basketball Writers Association member Howard Beck discusses how he became a journalist, his jump to Bleacher Report and his thoughts about the journalism industry.
The Professional Basketball Writers Association released the following statement today in response to comments made by NBPA Executive Director Michele Roberts to espnW.com.