NewsOK.com · Jun 8, 2017
Thunder: Ex-Thunder assistant Williams to receive first Sager Strong Award
Monty Williams, left, was an assistant to Thunder coach Billy Donovan in 2015-16. Later this month, Williams will receive the Sager Strong Award for "exemplifying courage, faith, compassion and grace." [PHOTO BY BRYAN TERRY, THE OKLAHOMAN]At the NBA's first awards show, Monty Williams will receive an inaugural honor.
The former Thunder assistant will be the first recipient of the Sager Strong Award. The award is named for the late Craig Sager, the Turner Sports sideline reporter who died Dec. 15, 2016, from cancer. According to Turner Sports, the award will be presented annually to "an individual who has been a trailblazer while exemplifying courage, faith, compassion and grace."