"The Players' Awards" Will Tape Sunday, July 19th
in the Penn & Teller Theater at the Rio Las Vegas Hotel and Casino
National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) Announces "Top Voted
Players" and NBA Players Confirmed to Attend
Multi-Platinum Recording Artist and 4-Time Grammy Winner Lil Wayne
Confirmed to Perform
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
BET Networks in partnership with the National Basketball Players
Association (NBPA) announces Tuesday, July 21st as the
premiere date for the 1st Annual "Players' Awards". The first
inaugural show will tape at the historic Penn & Teller Theater in the
Rio Las Vegas Hotel and Casino on Sunday, July 19th.
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The star-studded event will feature appearances by top NBA players
including members on the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA)
Executive Committee - Chris Paul, LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Andre
Iguodala and Anthony Tolliver. Not only will the show have NBA star
power, but will also feature performances by the hottest musical artists
including renowned sports enthusiast and multi-platinum recording artist
Lil Wayne.
The National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) decided to launch the
1st Annual "Players' Awards" due to the overwhelming response
from its members and all categories have been voted by the NBA's active
players.
The complete list of the "Top Voted Players" for the "Players' Awards"
are (names are listed in alphabetical order):
Best Rookie
Jordan Clarkson
Zach
LaVine
Elfrid Payton
Andrew Wiggins
Best Defender
Tony Allen
Jimmy
Butler
Anthony Davis
DeAndre Jordan
Global Impact Player
Pau Gasol
Kyrie
Irving
Dirk Nowitzki
Tony Parker
Clutch Performer:
Stephen Curry
James
Harden
LeBron James
Russell Westbrook
Coach You Most Want to Play For
Mike
Budenholzer
Rick Carlisle
Steve Kerr
Greg Popovich
Hardest to Guard
Stephen Curry
James
Harden
LeBron James
Russell Westbrook
Best Home Court Advantage
AT&T
Center (San Antonio)
Chesapeake Energy Arena (Oklahoma City)
ModaCenter (Portland)
Oracle Arena (Golden State)
Player You Secretly Wish was On Your Team:
Stephen
Curry
Anthony Davis
Tim Duncan
LeBron James
Most Valuable Player:
Stephen
Curry
James Harden
LeBron James
Russell Westbrook
Stephen G. Hill, BET's President of Programming, Connie Orlando, BET's
Senior Vice President of Music and Specials, and Don Mischer Productions
will serve as Executive Producers for the "Players' Awards". Serving as
Executive Producers from the National Basketball Players Association are
Chris Paul, NBPA President, Roger Mason Jr., NBPA Deputy Executive
Director, and Jordan Schlachter, NBPA Chief Marketing Officer along with
Prospect Park.
To apply for media credentials for the "Players' Awards" please email: mediacredentials@bet.net
For more information about "The Players' Awards" visit
BET.com/playersawards.
ABOUT BET NETWORKS
BET Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB), is the
nation's leading provider of quality entertainment, music, news and
public affairs television programming for the African-American audience.
The primary BET channel reaches more than 90 million households and can
be seen in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, the United Kingdom
and sub-Saharan Africa. BET is the dominant African-American consumer
brand with a diverse group of business extensions: BET.com, a leading
Internet destination for Black entertainment, music, culture, and news;
Centric, the first network dedicated to Black women; BET Digital
Networks - BET Gospel and BET Hip Hop, attractive alternatives for
cutting-edge entertainment tastes; BET Home Entertainment, a collection
of BET-branded offerings for the home environment including DVDs and
video-on-demand; BET Event Productions, a full-scale event management
and production company with festivals and live events spanning the
globe; BET Mobile, which provides ringtones, games and video content for
wireless devices; and BET International, which operates BET in the
United Kingdom and oversees the extension of BET network programming for
global distribution.
ABOUT NBPA
The National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) is the union for
current professional basketball players in the National Basketball
Association (NBA). Established in 1954, the NBPA mission is to ensure
that the rights of NBA players are protected and that every conceivable
measure is taken to assist players in maximizing their opportunities and
achieving their goals, both on and off the court. For more information,
go to www.nbpa.com.
ABOUT DON MISCHER PRODUCTIONS
Don Mischer Productions (DMP) has consistently sought out to produce
programs that share the best of human experience, whether it be through
the work of our most acclaimed artists, the celebration of our greatest
monuments or the world's most watched events. Helmed by legendary
producer and director Don Mischer, along with partners Charlie Haykel
and Juliane Hare, DMP's credits range from We Are One: The Obama
Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial, The Primetime Emmy
Awards, and the Academy Awards; to Super Bowl Halftime shows (Prince,
The Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney and Bruce Springsteen), the Billboard
Music Awards, and the Opening Ceremonies of both the Winter and Summer
Olympic Games.
ABOUT PROSPECT PARK
Prospect Park is a multi-faceted entertainment company working in music,
film and television, and sports. Along with successful film and
television divisions which include breakout network hits "Salem", "Royal
Pains" and "Wilfred," the company's music division boasts such clients
as Ice Cube, Azealia Banks, Eden xo, and P.O.D. and the highly
successful independent record label, Prospect Park Records.
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BET Networks:
LeToya Glenn Bacon, 212-205-3158
letoya.glenn@bet.net
or
National
Basketball Players Association:
Tara Greco, 212-655-0914
tara.greco@nbpa.com
Source: BET Networks
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