The authoritative American channel ESPN summed up the results of the annual award.
The best athletes of the year by ESPN were basketball players LeBron James and brianna Stewart. James led Cleveland to debut the championship in the NBA, and Stewart the University of Connecticut for the fourth time in a row won the NCAA championship and was selected in the “Seattle” number one draft pick in the WNBA.
Team of the season was Cleveland – the Cavaliers to the NBA Finals, conceding 1:3, managed to beat last year’s champion Golden state. “Cleveland” also won the award for Best game – ESPN said the entire final series of the season.
Best foreign athlete version of the American TV channel became the striker of real Madrid and Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo, who won the Champions League and the European championship.
In other sports noted the following athletes: Cam Newton (the best NFL player, American football), Bryce Harper (MLB, baseball), Sidney Crosby (NHL, hockey), Kyle Busch (NASCAR, motorsports), LeBron James and Maya Moore (basketball), Conor McGregor (UFC, martial arts), Jordan spieth and Lydia Ko (Golf), Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams (tennis) and Sebastian Giovinco (MLS, soccer).
