News from June 4. Avery Johnson (SA) won the NBA Sportsmanship Award. Six former NBA players selected Johnson, Bobby Phills (Cha), Allan Houston (NY), and Hersey Hawkins (Sea) as divisional winners and 116 media members voted from those four players for the winner. Johnson received 60 of the 116 votes, Hawkins received 30 votes, Houston received 15 votes, and Phills received 11 votes. Derrick McKey (Ind) underwent arthroscopic surgery and tendon reconstruction on his right knee. Antonio Davis (Ind) underwent arthroscopic surgery to remove cartilage damage in his left knee and left ankle. Jim McIlvaine (Sea) underwent surgery on his left ankle to remove a lose body. Kudos to Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) who donated $1 million to the Boys & Girls club to add computer technology centers to the clubs around the US. Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 5) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 Utah (3) _____ 8 Houston (2) |_ 1 Utah (4) _ _ 5 San Antonio (1) | 4 Phoenix (1) _| |_ 1 Utah (4) _ 5 San Antonio (3) _ 3 LA Lakers (0) | | | 2 Seattle (3) ___ | | 7 Minnesota (2) |_ 2 Seattle (1) ___| | _ 3 LA Lakers (4) | 3 LA Lakers (3) ___| | 6 Portland (1) |_ 1 Utah (1) _ 1 Chicago (0) | 1 Chicago (3) __ | 8 New Jersey (0) |_ 1 Chicago (4) ___ | _ 4 Charlotte (1) | | 4 Charlotte (3) ___| | | 5 Atlanta (1) |_ 1 Chicago (4) ___| _ 3 Indiana (3) 2 Miami (2) ____ | 7 New York (3) |_ 7 New York (1) ____| _ 3 Indiana (4) 3 Indiana (3) ___| 6 Cleveland (1)