Longtime Phoenix journalist Joe Gilmartin, a Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame honoree and the first president of the PBWA, died at the age of 88 this week.
Stan Van Gundy of the Detroit Pistons has won the Professional Basketball Writers Association’s 2016-17 Rudy Tomjanovich Award, which honors an NBA coach for his cooperation with the media and fans, as well as his excellence on the court.
Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James has won the Professional Basketball Writers Association’s 2016-17 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 Golden State Warriors have won the 2016-17 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.
Damian Lillard of the Portland Trail Blazers has won the Professional Basketball Writers Association’s 2016-17 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.
NEW ORLEANS — Kevin Armstrong, Chris Ballard, Shaun Powell and Ethan Skolnick have been named first-place winners in the 2016 PBWA Blumenthal Memorial Writing Contest, which honors the best work by members of the Professional Basketball Writers Association during the 2016 calendar year.
The Professional Basketball Writers Association released a statement today in response to the Dallas Mavericks’ decision to revoke the credentials of two respected, longtime NBA journalists.
The media relations staff of the Golden State Warriors has won the 2015-16 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.
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)