Jamal Crawford Wins 6th Man Of The Year Award
- Updated: April 19, 2016
According to Arash Markazi of ESPN.com Los Angeles Clippers guard Jamal Crawford has won the 6th man of the year award.
At 36 years old Jamal Crawford also breaks his own record, set two years ago, as the oldest winner of the NBA Sixth Man of the Year award.
— Arash Markazi (@ArashMarkazi) April 19, 2016
Chris Haynes of Cleveland.com also reported the news.
Clippers G Jamal Crawford to be named Sixth Man of the Year, league sources inform @clevelanddotcom. He’ll be the first 3-time recipient.
— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) April 19, 2016
Sam Amick of USA Today confirmed the news.
As @ChrisBHaynes noted, Jamal Crawford has been voted Sixth Man. @USATODAYsports story being posted momentarily.
— Sam Amick (@sam_amick) April 19, 2016
Crawford averaged 14.2 points per game off the bench for the Clippers as they finished fourth in the Western Conference this season. Crawford has transformed the 6th man position has an instant offense spark plug that helps end Clippers offensive droughts time and time again.
Head coach Doc Rivers has once been quoted saying that they are going to change the name of the 6th man of the year award to the Jamal Crawford award.
Los Angeles will take on the Portland Trail Blazers in game two of the series on Wednesday night at Staples Center.
Congratulations JCrossover!
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