The National Basketball Association All-Star Game Most Valuable Player (MVP) is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given to the player(s) voted best of the annual All-Star Game. The award was established in 1953 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. Ed Macauley and Paul Arizin were selected as the 1951 and 1952 MVP winners respectively.[1] 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.[2] No All-Star Game MVP was named in 1999 since the game was canceled due to the league's lockout.[3] Bob Pettit is the only person to win the All-Star Game MVP four times. Oscar Robertson, Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, and Shaquille O'Neal have each won the award three times, while Bob Cousy, Julius Erving, Isiah Thomas, Magic Johnson, Karl Malone, Allen Iverson, and LeBron James 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.[4] Four of the games had joint winners—Elgin Baylor and Pettit in 1959, John Stockton and Malone in 1993, O'Neal and Tim Duncan in 2000, as well as Bryant and O'Neal in 2009. O'Neal became the first player in All-Star history to share two MVP awards. The Los Angeles Lakers have had ten winners while the Boston Celtics have had eight. Duncan of the U.S. Virgin Islands is the only winner not born in the United States. Duncan is an American citizen, but is considered an "international" player by the NBA because he was not born in one of the fifty states or Washington, D.C.[5] The 2009 All-Star Game MVPs are Bryant and O'Neal.[6] [edit] Winners  Hall of Famer Wilt Chamberlain won the award in the 1960 NBA All-Star Game.  Hall of Famer Michael Jordan won the award three times in his career.  Shaquille O'Neal has won the award three times in his career.  Kobe Bryant has won the award three times in his career.  LeBron James won the award in 2006, becoming the youngest winner at the age of 21. He also won in 2008. | ^ | Denotes player who is still active | | * | Elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame | | Player (X) | Denotes the number of times the player has been awarded the MVP award | | Year | Player | Positions | Nationality | Team | | 1951 | Macauley, EdEd Macauley* | Center/Forward |  United States | Boston Celtics | | 1952 | Arizin, PaulPaul Arizin* | Forward/Guard | United States | Philadelphia Warriors | | 1953 | Mikan, GeorgeGeorge Mikan* | Center | United States | Minneapolis Lakers | | 1954 | Cousy, BobBob Cousy* | Guard | United States | Boston Celtics | | 1955 | Sharman, BillBill Sharman* | Guard | United States | Boston Celtics | | 1956 | Pettit, BobBob Pettit* | Forward/Center | United States | St. Louis Hawks | | 1957 | Cousy, BobBob Cousy* (2) | Guard | United States | Boston Celtics | | 1958 | Pettit, BobBob Pettit* (2) | Forward/Center | United States | St. Louis Hawks | | 1959[c] | Baylor, ElginElgin Baylor* | Forward | United States | Minneapolis Lakers | | 1959[c] | Pettit, BobBob Pettit* (3) | Forward/Center | United States | St. Louis Hawks | | 1960 | Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain* | Center | United States | Philadelphia Warriors | | 1961 | Robertson, OscarOscar Robertson* | Guard | United States | Cincinnati Royals | | 1962 | Pettit, BobBob Pettit* (4) | Forward/Center | United States | St. Louis Hawks | | 1963 | Russell, BillBill Russell* | Center | United States | Boston Celtics | | 1964 | Robertson, OscarOscar Robertson* (2) | Guard | United States | Cincinnati Royals | | 1965 | Lucas, JerryJerry Lucas* | Forward/Center | United States | Cincinnati Royals | | 1966 | Smith, AdrianAdrian Smith | Guard | United States | Cincinnati Royals | | 1967 | Barry, RickRick Barry* | Forward | United States | San Francisco Warriors | | 1968 | Greer, HalHal Greer* | Guard/Forward | United States | Philadelphia 76ers | | 1969 | Robertson, OscarOscar Robertson* (3) | Guard | United States | Cincinnati Royals | | 1970 | Reed, WillisWillis Reed* | Center/Forward | United States | New York Knicks | | 1971 | Wilkens, LennyLenny Wilkens* | Guard | United States | Seattle SuperSonics | | 1972 | West, JerryJerry West* | Guard/Forward | United States | Los Angeles Lakers | | 1973 | Cowens, DaveDave Cowens* | Center/Forward | United States | Boston Celtics | | 1974 | Lanier, BobBob Lanier* | Center | United States | Detroit Pistons | | 1975 | Frazier, WaltWalt Frazier* | Guard | United States | New York Knicks | | 1976 | Bing, DaveDave Bing* | Guard | United States | Washington Bullets | | 1977 | Erving, JuliusJulius Erving* | Forward/Guard | United States | Philadelphia 76ers | | 1978 | Smith, RandyRandy Smith | Guard/Forward | United States | Buffalo Braves | | 1979 | Thompson, DavidDavid Thompson* | Guard/Forward | United States | Denver Nuggets | | 1980 | Gervin, GeorgeGeorge Gervin* | Guard/Forward | United States | San Antonio Spurs | | 1981 | Archibald, NateNate Archibald* | Guard | United States | Boston Celtics | | 1982 | Bird, LarryLarry Bird* | Forward | United States | Boston Celtics | | 1983 | Erving, JuliusJulius Erving* (2) | Forward/Guard | United States | Philadelphia 76ers | | 1984 | Thomas, IsiahIsiah Thomas* | Guard | United States | Detroit Pistons | | 1985 | Sampson, RalphRalph Sampson | Center/Forward | United States | Houston Rockets | | 1986 | Thomas, IsiahIsiah Thomas* (2) | Guard | United States | Detroit Pistons | | 1987 | Chambers, TomTom Chambers | Forward/Center | United States | Seattle SuperSonics | | 1988 | Jordan, MichaelMichael Jordan* | Guard | United States | Chicago Bulls | | 1989 | Malone, KarlKarl Malone | Forward | United States | Utah Jazz | | 1990 | Johnson, MagicMagic Johnson* | Guard | United States | Los Angeles Lakers | | 1991 | Barkley, CharlesCharles Barkley* | Forward | United States | Philadelphia 76ers | | 1992 | Johnson, MagicMagic Johnson* (2) | Guard | United States | Los Angeles Lakers | | 1993[c] | Stockton, JohnJohn Stockton* | Guard | United States | Utah Jazz | | 1993[c] | Malone, KarlKarl Malone (2) | Forward | United States | Utah Jazz | | 1994 | Pippen, ScottieScottie Pippen | Forward/Guard | United States | Chicago Bulls | | 1995 | Richmond, MitchMitch Richmond | Guard | United States | Sacramento Kings | | 1996 | Jordan, MichaelMichael Jordan* (2) | Guard | United States | Chicago Bulls | | 1997 | Rice, GlenGlen Rice | Forward | United States | Charlotte Hornets | | 1998 | Jordan, MichaelMichael Jordan* (3) | Guard | United States | Chicago Bulls | | 1999[a] | — | — | — | — | | 2000[c] | O'Neal, ShaquilleShaquille O'Neal^ | Center | United States | Los Angeles Lakers | | 2000[c] | Duncan, TimTim Duncan^ | Forward/Center |  United States Virgin Islands[b] | San Antonio Spurs | | 2001 | Iverson, AllenAllen Iverson^ | Guard | United States | Philadelphia 76ers | | 2002 | Bryant, KobeKobe Bryant^ | Guard | United States | Los Angeles Lakers | | 2003 | Garnett, KevinKevin Garnett^ | Forward | United States | Minnesota Timberwolves | | 2004 | O'Neal, ShaquilleShaquille O'Neal^ (2) | Center | United States | Los Angeles Lakers | | 2005 | Iverson, AllenAllen Iverson^ (2) | Guard | United States | Philadelphia 76ers | | 2006 | James, LeBronLeBron James^ | Forward | United States | Cleveland Cavaliers | | 2007 | Bryant, KobeKobe Bryant^ (2) | Guard | United States | Los Angeles Lakers | | 2008 | James, LeBronLeBron James^ (2) | Forward | United States | Cleveland Cavaliers | | 2009[c] | Bryant, KobeKobe Bryant^ (3) | Guard | United States | Los Angeles Lakers | | 2009[c] | O'Neal, ShaquilleShaquille O'Neal^ (3) | Center | United States | Phoenix Suns | - a The 1999 All-Star Game was canceled due to the league's lockout.[3]
- b Because Tim Duncan is a United States citizen by birth, as are all natives of the U.S. Virgin Islands,[7] he was able to play for the U.S. internationally.[8]
- c Denotes All-Star Games in which joint winners were named
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- ^ Steve Popper (February 5, 1998). "N.B.A. All-Star Weekend; Macauley's '51 All-Star Honors Came Late (but He's Not Complaining)". The New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0DE7DA173DF936A35751C0A96E958260&&scp=6&sq=NBA%20All-Star%20Game%20MVP%20voting&st=cse. Retrieved July 23, 2008.
- ^ Howard-Cooper, Scott (February 12, 1990). "East Stars Put It Together, but Magic Has Hardware Pro basketball: Laker guard earns MVP in losing effort as rest of his West teammates are shut down, 130-113". Los Angeles Times. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/59982588.html?dids=59982588:59982588&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Feb+12%2C+1990&author=SCOTT+HOWARD-COOPER&pub=Los+Angeles+Times+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&edition=&startpage=1&desc=East+Stars+Put+It+Together%2C+but+Magic+Has+Hardware+Pro+basketball%3A+Laker+guard+earns+MVP+in+losing+effort+as+rest+of+his+West+teammates+are+shut+down%2C+130-113.. Retrieved July 23, 2008.
- ^ a b Steele, David (December 9, 1998). "NBA Drops All-Stars – What's Left? February game in Philly latest casualty of lockout". San Francisco Chronicle. Hearst Communications Inc. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/1998/12/09/SP102770.DTL. Retrieved December 17, 2008.
- ^ "King-Sized Rally Propels East to Victory". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. http://www.nba.com/allstar2006/allstar_game/. Retrieved April 25, 2009.
- ^ "Bargnani becomes first European top NBA draft pick". People's Daily Online. June 29, 2006. http://english.people.com.cn/200606/29/eng20060629_278441.html. Retrieved June 16, 2008.
- ^ "East All-Stars 119, West All-Stars 146". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. February 15, 2008. http://www.nba.com/games/20090215/ESTWST/recap.html. Retrieved February 16, 2009.
- ^ "Virgin Islands". CIA World Factbook. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/vq.html. Retrieved August 12, 2008.
- ^ "All-Time USA Basketball Men's Roster: D". USA Basketball. http://www.usabasketball.com/news.php?news_page=men_alpha_D. Retrieved June 16, 2008.
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