This year's Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year honorees—LeBron James, Breanna Stewart, Patrick Mahomes, Naomi Osaka and Laurent Duvernay-Tardif—marked just the fifth time that a group of athletes has won the award.
SI announced its annual accolade Sunday morning, recognizing five athletes who, in the words of SI's editors, "were champions in every sense of the word: champions on the field, champions for others off it."
The 1980 U.S. Olympic men's hockey team, 2004 Boston Red Sox and 2018 Golden State Warriors each were presented with the honor.