Clippers guard Jamal Crawford named NBA's Sixth Man of Year for third time in career
How's a little NBA history to start you Tuesday?
For the record-setting third time of his 16-year NBA career, Clippers guard Jamal Crawford has earned NBA Sixth Man of the Year honors.
Crawford (who gained 51 first-place votes & 341 total points) also broke his own record, set two years ago, as the award's oldest winner.
Crawford averaged 14.2 points and 2.3 assists in 26.9 minutes in his role off the bench, helping the Clippers to a 53-29 regular-season mark. He scored 15 or more points in 33 of those games.
Previously, Crawford won the award as a member of the Hawks (2009-10) and Clippers (2013-14).
Watch Crawford's recation to winning the award from his afternoon news conference and see what his Clippers teammates had to say after Crawford made history.
