Boston Celtics star wins NBA Sportsmanship Award
Derrick White, a Boston Celtics player, has won the NBA Sportsmanship Award for the 2025-26 season. The award is given annually to a player who best represents the ideals of sportsmanship on the court.
The Boston Celtics have won the NBA Sportsmanship Award for the second consecutive year. Derrick White was announced as the winner on Thursday. The award, presented since the 1995-96 season, honors a player who best represents sportsmanship on the court. It is named after Joe Dumars, a Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer. Each NBA team nominates a player, and a panel of league executives selects six finalists. The other finalists were T.J. McConnell, Harrison Barnes, Al Horford, Bam Adebayo, and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. White was voted the winner by current NBA players from the six finalists.
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