THE SPORTS ILLUSTRATED SPORTSPERSON OF THE YEAR AWARDS PRESENTED BY NBCSN AIRS FRIDAY, DEC. 8 AT 8 P.M. ET

NBCSN presents the first-ever telecast of Sports Illustrated’s Sportsperson of the Year awards tomorrow, Friday, December 8, at 8 p.m. ET.

The one-hour special honors Sports Illustrated’s Sportspersons of the Year, Houston Texans’ J.J. Watt and Houston Astros’ JoseAltuve. The Sports Illustrated’s annual award show took place earlier this week at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.

Other award recipients include Sports Illustrated Muhammad Ali Legacy Award winner, Colin Kaepernick; the 2017 SI Kids SportsKid of the Year, Bunchie Young; the 2017 Rising Star of the Year Award, Joel Embiid; the 2017 Performer of the Year Award, Maya Moore; and the 2017 Hope Award recipient, Carlos Beltran.

Sports Illustrated’s Sportsperson of the Year is hosted by comedian Joel McHale and features guest appearances by 20-time Grammy winner Beyoncé, The Daily Show’s Trevor Noah, Pro Football Hall of Famer Michael Strahan, and Questlove of Grammy-winning group The Roots.

SPORTS ILLUSTRATED SPORTSPERSON OF THE YEAR AWARDS 2017 – J.J. Watt (R) and Jose Altuve receive the Sportsperson of the Year Award during SPORTS ILLUSTRATED 2017 Sportsperson of the Year Show on December 5, 2017 at Barclays Center in New York City. — (Photo by: Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images for Sports Illustrated/NBC Sports Network)

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Pictured: Host Joel McHale presents Bunchie Young with the SI Kids Sportskid of the Year Award during SPORTS ILLUSTRATED 2017 Sportsperson of the Year Show on December 5, 2017 at Barclays Center in New York City. (Photo by: Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images for Sports Illustrated/NBC Sports Network)

SPORTS ILLUSTRATED SPORTSPERSON OF THE YEAR AWARDS 2017 – Pictured: Maya Moore receives the Performer of the Year Award during SPORTS ILLUSTRATED 2017 Sportsperson of the Year Show on December 5, 2017 at Barclays Center in New York City. (Photo by: Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images for Sports Illustrated/NBC Sports Network)