May 20, 2024 – C.J. McCollum of the New Orleans Pelicans has won the 2023-24 J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award, as administered and selected by the Professional Basketball Writers Association (PBWA). Named after the NBA’s second commissioner, the honor is presented annually by the PBWA to a player, coach or athletic trainer who shows outstanding […]
May 15, 2024 – Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors has won the 2023-24 Magic Johnson Award, which honors the NBA player who best combines excellence on the court with cooperation and grace in dealing with the media and fans, the Professional Basketball Writers Association announced today. Curry averaged 26.4 points, 4.5 rebounds and […]
May 14, 2024 — Steve Kerr of the Golden State Warriors has won the 2023-24 Rudy Tomjanovich Award, which honors an NBA coach for his cooperation with the media and fans, as well as his excellence on the court, the Professional Basketball Writers Association announced today. This season, Kerr guided the Warriors to a 46-36 […]
May 13, 2024 — The Minnesota Timberwolves’ basketball communications team has won the 2023-24 Brian McIntyre Media Relations Award, presented each season to the NBA media relations staff that best exemplifies standards of professionalism and excellence, the Professional Basketball Writers Association announced today. The Timberwolves staff is led by chief communications officer Patrick Rees, along with […]
March 18, 2024 — Marcus Thompson II, Mirin Fader, Julia Poe, Dan Woike and Gordie Jones have been named first-place winners in the 2023 PBWA Blumenthal Memorial Writing Contest, which honors the best work by members of the Professional Basketball Writers Association between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023. Thompson, who covers the NBA […]
Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry has won the Professional Basketball Writers Association’s 2022-23 J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award, which is presented annually by the PBWA to a player, coach or athletic trainer who shows outstanding service and dedication to the community.
The Professional Basketball Writers Association now represents and serves journalists whose work focuses on the WNBA.
Damian Lillard of the Portland Trail Blazers has won the Professional Basketball Writers Association’s 2019-20 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, the PBWA announced today.
Toronto Raptors coach Nick Nurse has won the 2019-20 Rudy Tomjanovich Award from the Professional Basketball Writers Association.
December 4, 2020 — The Miami Heat’s basketball communications team has won the 2019-20 Brian McIntyre Media Relations Award, which is presented each season to an NBA media relations staff that best exemplifies standards of professionalism and excellence, the Professional Basketball Writers Association announced today. The Heat’s full-time basketball communications staff consists of Vice President […]