2021
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Steve Nash
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Kristaps Porzingis
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Dirk Nowitzki
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Vince Carter
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Detailed explanation-1: -German basketball great Dirk Nowitzki was recognised at the Ceremony with the Laureus Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to the sport of basketball. Widely regarded to be the greatest European basketball player ever, Nowitzki spent his entire 21-year career at the Dallas Mavericks.
Detailed explanation-2: -Neeraj Chopra is the third Indian athlete to be nominated for Laureus World Sports Awards after wrestler Vinesh Phogat in 2019 and cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar, who had won the Laureus Sporting Moment 2000-2020 Award.
Detailed explanation-3: -Laureus Breakthrough of the Year award 2022: Neeraj Chopra pipped by Emma Raducanu. F1 champion Max Verstappen won the World Sportsman of the Year while sprint legend Elaine Thompson-Herah was voted the Sportswoman of the Year.
Detailed explanation-4: -The cricket legend had won the Laureus Sporting Moment 2000-2020 Award, which marked the emotional moment during the 2011 ICC World Cup when Tendulkar was carried by the team on their shoulders in a lap of honour after India’s win.