This past Sunday, the NBA All-Star game was held in Chicago at the United Center. This year, the NBA made a new format apposed to the traditional game of just four quarters being played for a winner. This year there was charity money being played for at the end of every quarter, and then in the 4th quarter, there was no shot clock. The first team to hit 157 points wins the game. This year the NBA All-Star draft happened again, the captains for the teams where LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo. Team LeBron won with a final score of 157-155. The MVP of the game was from the Los Angeles Clippers, Kawhi Leonard, who had 30 points, seven rebounds, and four assists.
The new format had all the players playing as if it was an actual game apposed to a typical All-Star game. Team LeBron played for the Chicago Scholars Foundation; team Giannis played for the After School Matters charity. Each team ended up donating a total of $200,000 plus to charities. The loss of Kobe and Gigi Bryant was present in the All-Star game as well, Team LeBron all players wore number 2 and Team Giannis all players wore number 24. Kobe was number 24 for the majority of his time in the NBA, and Gigi wore number 2. Before the game, there was a massive tribute for the legend Kobe Bryant. Kobe was a 15-time All-Star and won the All-Star MVP 4 times.
This years All-Star game was considered the best one ever, due to the fact all the players played hard and didn’t take it as a joke. It could have been the new format or because the players played hard in honor for Kobe Bryant. Kobe played every All-Star game like it was a game seven NBA final game.Rest in peace Kobe, Gigi Bryant and the other victims involved in the fatal helicopter crash.
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