{"id":7912,"date":"2017-04-25T11:36:11","date_gmt":"2017-04-25T15:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/drake-to-host-first-ever-nba-awards-on-tnt\/"},"modified":"2017-04-25T11:36:11","modified_gmt":"2017-04-25T15:36:11","slug":"drake-to-host-first-ever-nba-awards-on-tnt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/drake-to-host-first-ever-nba-awards-on-tnt\/","title":{"rendered":"Drake to Host First-Ever NBA Awards on TNT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Turner\u00a0and the\u00a0NBA (National Basketball Association) have revealed that Drake will host the first-ever NBA Awards on\u00a0TNT, produced by Dick Clark Productions.<\/p>\n<p>The inaugural event will be held at Basketball City at Pier 36 in New York City on Monday, June 26, with on-air coverage beginning at 9 p.m. NBA Awards on\u00a0TNT, created by Turner Sports and the NBA, will be the NBA\u2019s official annual awards show honoring the league\u2019s top performers. Awards set to be presented include the Kia NBA most valuable player, Kia NBA rookie of the year, Kia NBA sixth man award, Kia NBA defensive player of the year, Kia NBA most improved player and NBA coach of the year.<\/p>\n<p>Additional award categories will be fan-voted. The categories and finalists will be announced Thursday, April 27, during TNT\u2019s\u00a0<em>Inside the NBA<\/em>. 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