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LeBron James was named the All-Star Game Most Valuable Player, his second time winning the award. [1] This was the first NBA All-Star Game that was hosted by New Orleans, and was the city's first major professional sporting event (outside of regular season games) since the area was devastated by Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
Three players have been named NBA All-Stars after turning 40 years old: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Dirk Nowitzki, and LeBron James. Abdul-Jabbar is the only player selected to multiple All-Star Games after turning 40, with two selections. Nathaniel Clifton in 1957 was the oldest player to be selected to his first All-Star Game, at 34 years and 3 ...
Byron Scott was named the Western Conference Team head coach for the NBA All-Star Game on February 17, 2008. It came after the Dallas Mavericks lost to the Boston Celtics on January 31. He was the first Hornets head coach to ever coach in an NBA All-Star Game in the whole franchise history. Chris Paul and David West were also named reserves for ...
Vince Carter was a fan favorite for the all-star game in his prime for his high flying dunks. He led the voting 4 times throughout his career. Kobe Bryant won the 1997 slam dunk contest and was always a fan favorite. He led the voting 4 times and is considered one of the greatest basketball players of all time. ^
LeBron James, 27 points, 9 assists, 8 rebounds, was named the MVP of the NBA All-Star Game during NBA All-Star week on February 17, 2008. LeBron James was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played from February 18 through February 24. [8] LeBron James was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Month for February 2008. [9]
Nevertheless, the Boston Celtics, who had acquired NBA All-Stars Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen before the season began, were setting the pace in the Atlantic Division and Eastern Conference as pundits had predicted (they would go on to record a league-best 66 wins in the regular season). Meanwhile, the Raptors struggled to maintain a .500 record.
2× NBA All-Star (2008, 2009) AP National Player of the Year (2003) Oscar Robertson Trophy winner (2003) Consensus first-team All-American ; 3× Atlantic 10 Player of the Year (2001–2003) 3× First-team All-Atlantic 10 (2001–2003) No. 30 retired by Xavier Musketeers; Career NBA statistics; Points: 14,034 (13.6 ppg) Rebounds: 6,590 (6.4 rpg ...
The 2008–09 Phoenix Suns season was the 41st season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The season was to be a promising one, filled with All-Star talent at several positions.