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Canada’s Men’s Basketball Northern Star: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

One of the most underrated moments on the sports award calendar went down yesterday here in Toronto with the announcement of the 2023 Northern Star winner. The award is presented to the top Canadian athlete of the year as voted on by a panel of journalists who spend their lives following every move. For just the second time ever, and the first since 2005, a basketball player was deemed the best Canadian athlete — none other than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.

EXCITING NEWS! Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has won the 2023 Northern Star Award as Canada’s Athlete of the Year!