The Professional Basketball Writers Association released a statement today in response to the New York Knicks’ ban of New York Daily News journalists from a news conference to introduce the Knicks’ 2019 draft picks.
Bill Halls, a former PBWA officer and journalist for the Detroit News, Associated Press and other news outlets, died Thursday at 86.
Doc Rivers of the Los Angeles Clippers has won the Professional Basketball Writers Association’s 2018-19 Rudy Tomjanovich Award, which honors an NBA coach for his cooperation with the media and fans, as well as his excellence on the court.
Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard has won the Professional Basketball Writers Association’s 2018-19 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.
Dwyane Wade of the Miami Heat has won the Professional Basketball Writers Association’s 2018-19 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.
The Golden State Warriors have won the Professional Basketball Writers Association’s 2018-19 Brian McIntyre Media Relations Award, which is presented each season to an NBA media relations staff that best exemplifies standards of professionalism and excellence.
Howard Beck, Baxter Holmes, Tim MacMahon, Shaun Powell and Jason Quick have been named first-place winners in the 2018 PBWA Blumenthal Memorial Writing Contest, which honors the best work by members of the Professional Basketball Writers Association during the 2018 calendar year.
Dallas Mavericks guard J.J. Barea has won the Professional Basketball Writers Association’s 2017-18 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.
DeMar DeRozan of the Toronto Raptors has won the Professional Basketball Writers Association’s 2017-18 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.
The Golden State Warriors have won the Professional Basketball Writers Association’s 2017-18 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 PBWA announced today.