Steph Curry, point guard for the National Basketball Association’s Golden State Warriors has been named the Hickok Belt® Award winner for June 2022. Voting was conducted by a select panel of members of the National Sports Media Association (NSMA). The voters selected Curry for his performance during the month of June leading the Warriors to the NBA Championship. He sunk 43 points in Game 4 Finals versus the Boston Celtics, on 14-of-26 shots from the field, including seven triples. His 43 points performance in Game 4 was the second highest in his finals career. Curry led the Warriors in Game 6 scoring 34 points and clinched their fourth championship in eight years. For the first time in his career, Steph Curry was named NBA Finals Most Valuable Player.
Other finalists for the month of June in order of how the NSMA voters ranked them were: Rafael Nadal (tennis), Matt Fitzpatrick (golf), Minjee Lee (golf) and Iga Swiatek (tennis) – tie, Yordan Alvarez (baseball), Nikita Kucherov (hockey), Pavel Francouz (hockey), Tony Gonsolin (baseball), and Daniel Dubouis (boxing).
Curry’s selection as the Hickok Belt® Award winner for June 2022 not only recognizes him as “the best of the best” in professional sports for the month, it also makes him the fourth candidate eligible to receive the overall award for 2022, joining Justin Thomas, Scottie Scheffler, Giannis Antetokounmpo, and Cooper Kupp. Other finalists will be selected throughout the year based on NSMA voting.
To learn more about the Hickok Belt® Award and its history, visit hickokbelt.com.
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