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Former Blue Devil Deng Wins NBA Sportsmanship Award

May 3, 2007

Chicago Bulls forward Luol Deng has won the N-B-A's sportsmanship award.

Deng's 52 first-place votes were 22 more than runner-up Shane Battier of Houston.

Deng is closing out the best of his three seasons in the N-B-A. He's averaging 18-point-eight points and seven-point-one rebounds, and has been even better in helping the Bulls sweep defending champion Miami in the first round. Deng averaged 26-point-three points and nine boards against the Heat. The Bulls face Detroit in the second round beginning with Game One on Saturday.

The sportsmanship award honors the player who best exemplifies ethical behavior, fair play and integrity on the court. The winner receives the Joe Dumars Trophy, named after the Detroit Pistons Hall of Fame guard, who is currently their president of basketball operations and was the inaugural recipient.

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By jaques
Posted May 3, 4:30 p.m.

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Did this guy actually go to Duke?

By Voice of Reason 23
Posted May 3, 4:11 p.m.

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Yep, Duke exemplifies good sportsmanship. Hmmmm... of the whole NBA, 2 Duke players lead the voting. Let's compare that to the ignorant rants of UNC fans saying bad things about Duke. Which holds up better under burden of proof? I'm going to go with the actual voting of the NBA.

By wveagleson
Posted May 3, 3:36 p.m.

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Dook and sportmanship??