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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.
During his 12-year playing career, Johnson was a three-time NBA All-Star as well as four-time second team All-NBA selection and held numerous records for the Phoenix Suns organization. [2] At the University of California, Berkeley, Johnson was named a two-time All-Pac-10 Conference player and an honorable-mention All-American by the Associated ...
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 ...
Shortly before the 2019 NBA draft, the New Orleans Pelicans finally worked out a way to trade disgruntled star Anthony Davis. After the Pelicans won the draft lottery to get the No. 1 overall pick ...
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 ...
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]
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.
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 ...