Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry is the winner of the 2023-24 Magic Johnson Award, the Skilled Basketball Writers Affiliation (PBWA) introduced Wednesday.
The award is known as in honor of NBA Corridor of Famer Earvin “Magic” Johnson, who the writers affiliation describes as “the best mannequin” for this achievement. The annual award is voted on by greater than 200 writers and editors who belong to the PBWA.
The award, which was established in 2001, honors the NBA participant who excels each on the court docket and in displaying “cooperation and style in coping with the media and followers,” in line with the group.
The PBWA is happy to announce that Stephen Curry of the Warriors has received the Magic Johnson Award for the 2023-24 season.
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— The PBWA (@ProHoopsWriters) Could 15, 2024
That is the second Magic Johnson Award for Curry, who additionally received in 2016. Damian Lillard (2017, 2020) and Shane Battier (2007, 2013) are the opposite two-time winners. Ray Allen was the inaugural recipient of the award in 2001.
Along with Curry, the 4 different finalists for this 12 months’s award have been Bam Adebayo (Miami Warmth), DeMar DeRozan (Chicago Bulls), Rudy Gobert (Minnesota Timberwolves), and Tyrese Haliburton (Indiana Pacers).
Different NBA legends to win the award embrace Kevin Durant (2011), Dirk Nowitzki (2014), and Pau Gasol (2015). Chris Bosh (2010) and DeRozan (2018) received their awards with the Toronto Raptors.
Warriors star Stephen Curry wins second Magic Johnson Award for “cooperation and style” in coping with followers, media
In April, Curry was named the 2023-24 NBA Clutch Participant of the 12 months as nicely. Curry completed with 45 first-place votes and 298 complete factors. DeRozan (34 first-place votes, 272 factors) positioned second. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (11 first-place votes, 160 factors) ranked a distant third.
The ten-time All-Star guard led the league in a number of clutch classes, together with factors (189), 3-pointers (32), and area targets made (59).
Moreover, Curry led the league in clutch taking pictures metrics, hitting 49.6% from the sector, 45.7% from 3-point vary, and 39-of-41 (95.1%) on the free throw line.
On Feb. 3 at Atlanta, he scored a career-high 22 fourth quarter factors and recorded his second profession 60-point outing. Golden State performed in additional clutch video games (48) than every other workforce within the league.
Congratulations to Stephen Curry on being named the recipient of the Magic Johnson Award for the second time 🙌
The award, which is given by the Skilled Basketball Writers Affiliation, provides honor to an NBA participant who shows excellence on the hardcourt and in his… pic.twitter.com/j09JSWpafz
— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) Could 15, 2024
In the course of the 2022-23 season, Stephen Curry received the J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award and was named the Social Justice Champion, successful the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Trophy.
The Citizenship Award is handed out to the NBA participant who finest demonstrates “excellent service and dedication to the group.”
Moreover, Warriors coach Steve Kerr obtained the PBWA’s Rudy Tomjanovich Award on Tuesday for the third time. The award goes to the NBA coach who finest demonstrates cooperation with the media and public.
The Magic Johnson award was not handed out in 2021 or 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
