The NBA Awards was an annual awards show presented by the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 2017 to 2019, created in partnership with Turner Sports and produced by Dick Clark Productions to honor and recognize the league's top performers and accomplishments. Finalists for each individual award were announced during the NBA playoffs on NBA on TNT telecasts. Winners were revealed during the ceremony. Additionally, the open public could decide the winner for fan-voted categories online by voting through the league's official website and on social media.
The ceremony occurred in late June, following the conclusion of the NBA Finals, and were broadcast live on TNT. Hosting duties were shared with the Inside the NBA studio team. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the show was not held in 2020 and 2021. Since 2020, award winners were instead announced on TNT during their coverage of the playoffs. Concurrently, the original format was also met with backlash for lessening the value of the regular season and controversially being placed after the NBA Finals, casting doubts as to which games really mattered toward a player's award.
List of ceremonies Year Season Date Venue Host city Host NBA Most Valuable Player 2017 2016–17 June 26 Basketball City at Pier 36 New York City Drake Russell Westbrook — Oklahoma City Thunder 2018 2017–18 June 25Barker HangarSanta Monica, California Anthony Anderson James Harden — Houston Rockets 2019 2018–19 June 24 Shaquille O'Neal Giannis Antetokounmpo — Milwaukee Bucks
See also List of National Basketball Association awards
Notes
References
External links