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Deng Wins NBA Sportsmanship Award
5/3/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
DEERFIELD, Ill. -- Former Blue Devil standout and current Chicago Bulls forward Luol Deng was awarded the NBA Sportsmanship Award for 2006-07, the league announced Thursday. The Sportsmanship Award honors a player who exemplifies the ideals of sportsmanship on the court, including ethical behavior, fair play and integrity. The trophy for the award is named for former Detroit Pistons guard and Hall of Famer Joe Dumars.
Deng received 52 first-place votes and 2,027 points -- 22 more than Shane Battier of Houston. Utah's Derek Fisher (1,953) was third, followed by the Clippers' Elton Brand (1,935), Atlanta's Joe Johnson (1,737) and Toronto's Anthony Parker (1,611).
The league will donate $25,000 on Deng's behalf to Pacific Garden Mission, the oldest continuously operating rescue mission in the country. It will also donate $10,000 to each of the divisional winners' chosen charities -- Toronto Raptors Foundation on Parker's behalf; the Boys and Girls Club of Little Rock, Ark., on Johnson's behalf; the Boys and Girls Club of Houston on Battier's behalf; and Fisher Fellows of the University of Arkansas-Little Rock and C.A.M.P. Inc. of Peekskill, N.Y., on behalf of Brand.
In his third year, Deng enjoyed his best season, averaging 18.8 points and 7.1 rebounds. He was even better in the opening round of the NBA playoffs in helping the Bulls sweep defending champion Miami. Deng averaged 26.3 points and 9.0 against the Heat.
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