NBA: Hornets' Moussa Diabaté wins Hustle Award for this season

NEW YORK — Moussa Diabaté of the Charlotte Hornets was announced Thursday as the NBA’s Hustle Award winner for this season. Unlike most of the year’s awards, this one was not done by voting. The NBA uses a ranking system that takes nine stats into account — offensive box outs, defensive box outs, screen assists, contested 2-pointers, contested 3-pointers, offensive loose balls recovered, defensive loose balls recovered, deflections and charges taken. READ: NBA: Pistons and Hornets fight, four players ejected Diabaté ranked 11th or better among qualifying players leaguewide in six of those categories. He also posted career-high numbers in […]... Keep on reading: NBA: Hornets' Moussa Diabaté wins Hustle Award for this season

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