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Yahoo
07-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
NBA Announces Major Jrue Holiday News After Celtics' Win
On Tuesday night, the Boston Celtics blew out the Orlando Magic to win Game 5 of their first-round series and advance to the second round of the playoffs. The Celtics will take on the winner of the series between the New York Knicks and Detroit Pistons. As it stands, the Knicks lead the series 3-2 and will head to Detroit for Game 6. Regardless of who the Celtics match up with, fans should feel good about their odds to win the series and advance to the conference finals for the fourth consecutive year. Advertisement While they will rely heavily on their top players, such as Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, to lead them to another deep playoff run, the Celtics will also need their key role players to bring their A-games as well. This includes Jrue Holiday, who missed each of the team's last three games due to a hamstring injury. Following Boston's series victory over the Magic, the NBA made a notable announcement regarding Holiday, who remains a crucial part of the team's success. Boston Celtics guard Jrue HolidayDavid Butler II-Imagn Images Now in his 16th season in the NBA, Holiday has developed a reputation as a great teammate and locker room leader, and on Thursday, he was rewarded for this exact reputation. Advertisement According to the NBA Communications' official X page, Holiday has received the Joe Dumars Trophy and is the winner of the 2024-25 NBA Sportsmanship Award. This is the second time Holiday has received this award as he also won it during the 2020-21 season as a member of the Milwaukee Bucks. Holiday has constantly been one of the most important players on each team he has been on, and that is no different in his second season with the Celtics. As the Celtics aim to repeat as NBA Champions, they will rely heavily on Holiday to contribute in every aspect of the game. Related: Ja Morant Trade Report Turns Heads After Grizzlies' Loss to Thunder Related: Lakers Player Sends Message to Damian Lillard After Devastating News
USA Today
02-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander finishes in 4th place for 2024-25 NBA Sportsmanship Award
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander finishes in 4th place for 2024-25 NBA Sportsmanship Award As the 2025 NBA playoffs roll along, the league continues to announce winners for several of its annual awards. On Thursday, it announced that Boston Celtics guard Jrue Holiday won the 2024-25 NBA Sportsmanship Award. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander finished in fourth place. Presented annually since the 1995-96 season, the NBA Sportsmanship Award honors a player who best represents the ideals of sportsmanship on the court. Each NBA team nominated one of its players for the award. From the list of 30 team nominees, a panel of league executives selected six finalists, one from each division. Current NBA players selected the winner from the list of six finalists. Gilgeous-Alexander tallied 2,270 voting points. He had 61 first-place votes, 36 second-place votes, 80 third-place votes, 87 fourth-place votes, 75 fifth-place votes and 55 sixth-place votes. The full voting results can be viewed below: The Oklahoma City Thunder await their Round 2 opponent. They'll enjoy over a week off as the Denver Nuggets and LA Clippers fight it out to determine who advances from their Round 1 playoff series.
