Every year, the NBA hands out its “Values of the Game” award, which goes to an individual who exemplifies the values of the league.
And this year, the award is going to Sharon Spencer, the usher for Sections 24 and 25 at Barclays Center and a woman with a story as inspiring as any in the league.
Spencer, 51, is both a breast cancer survivor and an amputee, having lost her leg to a car accident caused by a drunk driver. Between her cancer and the accident, she has undergone 22 surgeries. But her courage is undaunted, as the Nets noted in their on-court tribute Wednesday.