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Kyle Korver wins NBA Sportsmanship Award

Atlanta's Kyle Korver has won the NBA Sportsmanship Award and will receive the Joe Dumars Trophy before the Hawks host Brooklyn in Game 5 of their playoff series Wednesday.

Korver earned 87 of 317 first-place votes and 2,351 total points in voting by NBA players. New Orleans All-Star Anthony Davis was second with 2,171 points.

Korver beat out five other finalists -- one from each division. Chicago's Pau Gasol was third, followed by Oklahoma City's Nick Collison, Toronto's Amir Johnson and the Lakers' Jeremy Lin.

"Anytime you're selected by your peers -- I'm not trying to make light of it, it's a great honor," Korver said. "You just keep on trying to do the right things, be present in relationships. Life is bigger than basketball."

The NBA said Wednesday it will make a $10,000 donation on behalf of Korver to his charity of choice, Helping Hand Rescue Mission. The trophy is named for former Detroit Pistons guard and Hall of Famer Joe Dumars, the award's first recipient in 1995-96.

Korver's award is the second by a member of the Hawks this season, following coach Mike Budenholzer being named coach of the year.

"The Hawks keep getting all these awards," Korver said. "We'd trade awards for wins right now, you know? Get us to the Finals and we'd trade them all in."

ESPN.com's Kevin Arnovitz and The Associated Press contributed to this report.