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Wednesday, May 9, 2001
Center asks $25,000 award go to favorite charity
ESPN.com news services
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NEW YORK -- San Antonio Spurs center David Robinson won the NBA
Sportsmanship Award on Monday, receiving 82 of 124 votes from a
panel of media members.
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Indiana's Sam Perkins finished second with 20
votes, followed by Golden State's Antawm Jamison and
Washington's Chris Whitney.
Robinson has asked that the $25,000 award be donated to the
Carver Academy, a privately financed and governed school serving
pre-kindergarten through eighth grade students from low-income
families on San Antonio's East Side.
"It's an honor to join a very distinguished group of
individuals," Robinson said. "Along with winning another NBA
championship, seeing the Carver Academy open its doors is one of
the great challenges in my life. This donation is going to help
move us one step closer to making that happen."
Each NBA team nominated one player for the award. Past winners
are Joe Dumars, Eric Snow, Hersey Hawkins, Avery Johnson and
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