FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, December 12th, 2018

MEDIA ALERT – NBCSN PRESENTS SPORTS ILLUSTRATED’S SPORTSPERSON OF THE YEAR AWARDS, TOMORROW, THURSDAY, DEC. 13 AT 9 P.M. ET

Joel McHale Hosts One-Hour Special Honoring the Golden State Warriors, John Cena, Leah Hayes, Alvin Kamara, Aaron Donald & Rachael Denhollander

STAMFORD, Conn. – December 12, 2018 – NBCSN presents Sports Illustrated’s Sportsperson of the Year awards tomorrow, Thursday, December 13 at 9 p.m. ET. The one-hour special honors Sports Illustrated’s Sportsperson of the Year, the Golden State Warriors.

 

Other award recipients include Sports Illustrated Muhammad Ali Legacy Award winner, John Cena; the 2018 SI Kids SportsKid of the Year, Leah Hayes; Sports Illustrated‘s Breakout of the Year, Alvin Kamara; Performer of the Year Award winner, Aaron Donald; and Inspiration of the Year award winner, Rachael Denhollander.

 

Sports Illustrated’s Sportsperson of the Year is hosted by comedian Joel McHale and features guest appearances by Jerry Rice, Sugar Ray Leonard, Ike Barinholtz, Laila Ali, Christian Yelich, and Dr. Christine Blasey Ford.

 

Sports Illustrated’s annual awards show took place earlier this week at Beverly Hills Hilton in Los Angeles.

 

Photo by Rich Polk/Getty Images for Sports Illustrated: Rachael Denhollander accepts the “Inspiration of the Year Award” onstage at Sports Illustrated 2018 Sportsperson of the Year Awards Show

 

– NBC SPORTS GROUP –