.The National Basketball Association All-Star Game Most Valuable Player ( MVP) is an annual (NBA) award given to the player(s) voted best of the annual. The award was established in when NBA officials decided to designate an MVP for each year's game. The league also re-honored players from the previous two All-Star Games. And were selected as the and MVP winners respectively. The voting is conducted by a panel of media members, who cast their vote after the conclusion of the game.
The player(s) with the most votes or ties for the most votes wins the award. No All-Star Game MVP was named in 1999 since the game was canceled due to the league's. As of 2019, the most recent recipient is forward.and are the only two players to win the All-Star Game MVP four times., and have each won the award three times, while, and have all won the award twice. James' first All-Star MVP in 2006 made him the youngest to have ever won the award at the age of 21 years, 1 month., winner of the MVP, is the second-youngest at 21 years, 10 months. They are notable as being the two youngest to win the award, both as. Four of the games had joint winners— and Pettit in, and Malone in, O'Neal and in, and O'Neal and Bryant in.
O'Neal became the first player in All-Star history to share two MVP awards as well as the first player to win the award with multiple teams. The have had eleven winners while the have had eight. Duncan of the and Irving of Australia are the only winners not born in the United States. Both Duncan and Irving are American citizens, but are considered 'international' players by the NBA because they were not born in one of the or Washington, D.C. No player trained entirely outside the U.S. Has won the award; Irving lived in the U.S. Since age two, and Duncan played U.S.
At.(1958, 1959) and (2015, 2016) are the only players to win consecutive awards. Pettit (1956), (1957), (1960), (1963), (1964), (1970), (1973), Michael Jordan (1988, 1996, 1998), Magic Johnson (1990), Shaquille O'Neal (2000), and (2001) all won the All-Star Game MVP and the in the same season; Jordan is the only player to do this multiple times. 14 players have won the award playing for the team that hosted the All-Star Game: Macauley (1951), Cousy (1957), Pettit (1958, 1962), Chamberlain (1960), (1966), Rick Barry (1967), (1972), (1987), Michael Jordan (1988), Karl Malone (1993), (1993), O'Neal (2004, 2009), Bryant (2011) and Davis (2017); Pettit and O'Neal did this multiple times. Has the distinction of playing in the most All-Star Games (18) without winning the All-Star Game MVP, while Adrian Smith won the MVP in his only All-Star Game.
^ Kyrie Irving was born in Australia to American parents who returned to the U.S. When he was two years old. He has dual U.S. And Australian citizenship, but has represented the internationally. ^ Denotes All-Star Games in which joint winners were named.
Because Tim Duncan is a United States citizen by birth, as are all natives of the U.S. Virgin Islands, he was able to play for the U.S. Internationally. James, at 21 years and 51 days old, is the youngest All-Star Game MVP in NBA history. O'Neal, at 36 years and 346 days old, is the oldest All-Star Game MVP in NBA history.References General.
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The 2012 NBA All-Star game started off as a blowout, but ended up being competitive to the final possession. Kevin Durant and LeBron James tied for the game-high in scoring with 36 points each, but Durant got the MVP nod as his West squad held on to win in exciting fashion, 152-149.Durant started off hot with 13 first-quarter points, with his Thunder head coach Scott Brooks playing him the entire period as he does in his regular rotation in games that count. He had 21 by halftime and 34 after three, and finished 14-of-25 from the field with seven rebounds and three assists.“It’s just exciting to be named to All-Star, but to step it up to another level and become MVP, it’s only something that as a kid you dream about,” Durant said afterward.Durant played a game-high 17 minutes, which he said he knew was coming, as he and his coach had been discussing it for the past couple of weeks. He knew early on he had a shot at the trophy.“After the first quarter,” Durant said, when asked when he thought the MVP might be within reach. “You know, I had a rhythm going. Guys were feeding me.
I hit a few shots, and I was being aggressive. We had a good lead, as well. I had an idea that I can get the award, but with so many great players on the floor, you never know what can happen.
But I’m glad I’m taking it home.”Durant was deserving of the MVP, but he was quiet in the fourth quarter with just two points on two shots. Maybe that’s why the East was able to close the gap.The West led by 19 points at halftime, and in the process.
Things changed in the third quarter, and Dwyane Wade let it be known that the East was going to compete. He took an unusually hard foul on Kobe Bryant, smacking Bryant in the nose and actually drawing blood — something which may have been a first in the mid-season exhibition.“I obviously didn’t try to draw no blood, but I took a foul,” Wade said afterward. “Kobe fouled me two times in a row, so he’s still got one up on me. But I’m glad that everything was cool and we got back to being competitive and having fun.”Most of the rest of the game from that point was fun only for the East, and especially Wade’s Miami Heat teammate, LeBron James. While Wade finished with a rare All-Star game triple-double of 24 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists, James got hot from three-point distance, knocking down five out of six from downtown in the second half to bring the East roaring all the way back to within two points with 16.3 seconds remaining.Deron Williams had a shot to win it, popping out to the three-point line for a clean look that just didn’t fall. The East had one more chance after Williams secured his own rebound, but James turned it over, trying to find a teammate in the paint while Kobe Bryant was defending.
He said afterward that Bryant gave him a hard time for not stepping up to take that final shot.“Yeah, he was telling me to shoot it,” James said. “I seen my teammate open for a split second, I told him I seen him open the first time and I didn’t release the ball. When I tried to throw it late, that’s what usually happens and it results in a turnover. Definitely wish I could have that one back.”Bryant started off the game by making his first four shots, and finished by doing what he does: forcing tough, contested fadeaway jump shots with defenders in his face and the game on the line. Bryant finished second to Durant on his team in scoring with 27 points, and with a breakaway two-handed slam dunk in the third, to become the All-Star game’s all-time leading scorer.The game featured its fair share of sensational plays from just about everyone who was interested — Blake Griffin, Russell Westbrook, LeBron James, and several others. Noticeably absent from the highlight reel was Orlando’s Dwight Howard, who appeared disinterested and was going at it in a lower gear than everyone else for most of the night. Look no further than his zero-of-four shooting from three-point land.)Overall, the game delivered.
The exciting plays were there, as were the intensity and competition the players displayed in taking the outcome down to the night’s final possession.And there was Kevin Durant, taking home his first All-Star game MVP.“I keep saying it, but I’m excited I got it, and I’m glad I get to celebrate this with my family and my teammates and everyone in Oklahoma City,” he said. “We’ll see if I get another one down the line.”. What is the NBA going to look like in five years?
Who will be the game’s best players? The All-Stars, the guys on the cover of 2K24, the guys with signature shoe deals? As a fun summer project, the NBA team at NBCSports.com pulled out our crystal balls and in the — in the summer of 2024.In this episode, Dan Feldman from NBC Sports joins me to break down the top 25 players in that ranking, including, and more. We talk about why players were ranked where they were — are we too low or too high on a player like Embiid? — and why certain players are where they are on this list.As always, you can check out the podcast below, subscribe via, check us out on, or check out.We want your questions for future podcasts, and your comments, so please. And already got Brooklyn to one past-his-prime former star in.Could they convince the Nets to add another in Carmelo Anthony?:The Brooklyn Nets remain interested in potentially signing Anthony, who recently trained with a group of their players in Los Angeles, including Kyrie Irving.
In fact, one source told The Athletic that Irving and Kevin Durant, who both joined the Nets in July, are “pushing” the club to sign Anthony.Anthony’s peers clearly respect him. He was a very good player who main skill – individual scoring – garners the most attention, especially from fellow players.But Anthony looked. And that was before his with the Rockets and another year of aging. Anthony is now 35. I’d bet against him positively contributing to an NBA team.Still, the Nets could use another forward with. Anthony might better harnesses his talent into a complementary role.
There’s value in appeasing Durant and Irving. It’s just an end-of-roster-spot on a team facing a year of limbo until Durant returns from injury. Though I think it’s a bad idea, it’s likely a low-impact bad idea.Want more evidence this a poor plan? The Knicks reportedly would’ve considered if they got Durant and Irving. Lakers center has been charged with a domestic-violence misdemeanor after allegedly.The charge (third-degree harassing communications) was filed in Mobile, Ala., per the city’s records. Cousins faces both legal consequences and the NBA’s new domestic-violence policy.Cousins and his ex-girlfriend reportedly argued about whether their son would attend his wedding. At one point in a call she claims was between her and Cousins, the voice on the other end said, “I’m going to make sure I put a bullet in your f—ing head.”Sidelined by a, Cousins was unlikely to contribute this season.
How this case proceeds could significantly affect whether he plays in the NBA again. The Pelicans seemingly re-signed to a $7.25 million starting salary with $7 million unguaranteed salary the following season for:1.
They want his contract to facilitate a trade.2. They want his outside shooting to help them make the playoffs.No. 2 is out the window.:The New Orleans Pelicans announced today that forward Darius Miller underwent successful surgery this morning to repair a ruptured right Achilles tendon.This will likely sideline Miller all season.The Pelicans are deep and can withstand this injury. But this puts more pressure on 28-year-old rookie, who signed from Europe, to serve as the bigger shooting forward.
Miller already proved he could fill that role.New Orleans could still use Miller’s high salary in a trade. But some other teams might have valued his production. That’s obviously off the table now.Miller’s best bet might be the Pelicans having to guarantee his 2020-21 salary for a trade next summer.
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Otherwise, he’s likely entering free agency at age 30 coming off a major injury.