A photo of Kawhi Leonard hitting his memorable buzzer-beater in Game 7 of the Toronto Raptors-Philadelphia 76ers Eastern Conference semifinals series last year has won a prestigious award.
The image, which was taken by Toronto-based photographer Mark Blinch, claimed the top prize in the Sports, Singles category of the 2020 World Press Photo contest.
The world's most prestigious photojournalism contest has named "Kawhi Leonard’s Game 7 Buzzer Beater" by Mark Blinch as the single best sports photo of the year: https://t.co/xpCoLRmh3n pic.twitter.com/V6cu9YdBuv
— Jonathan Goldsbie (@goldsbie) April 16, 2020
Leonard's shot sealed a 92-90 victory for the Raptors and sent them to the Eastern Conference finals. They went on to win their first-ever NBA championship.
