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The NBA All-Star Game Kobe Bryant Most Valuable Player Award (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 award at the time was named NBA All Star Game MVP. 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. The winner is voted upon 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. In February 2020, Commissioner Adam Silver renamed the NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player in memory of four-time winner Kobe Bryant, who died in a helicopter crash a few weeks earlier on January 26.

As of 2024, the most recent recipient is Milwaukee Bucks point guard Damian Lillard. Bryant and Bob Pettit are the only two players to win the All-Star Game MVP four times. Oscar RobertsonMichael JordanShaquille O'Neal, and LeBron James have each won the award three times, while Bob CousyJulius ErvingIsiah ThomasMagic JohnsonKarl MaloneAllen IversonRussell Westbrook, and Kevin Durant 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. Kyrie Irving, winner of the 2014 All-Star Game MVP, is the second-youngest at 21 years, 10 months. They are notable as being the two youngest to win the award, and were both played for and were teammates for the Cleveland Cavaliers. No All-Star Game MVP was named in 1999 since the game was canceled due to the league's lockout. Four of the games had joint winners—Elgin Baylor and Pettit in 1959John Stockton and Malone in 1993, O'Neal and Tim Duncan in 2000, and O'Neal and Bryant in 2009. 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 Los Angeles Lakers have had eleven winners while the Boston Celtics have had eight. Duncan of the U.S. Virgin Islands 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 fifty states or Washington, D.C. Giannis Antetokounmpo of Greece is the only winner to be trained entirely outside the U.S.; Irving lived in the U.S. since age two, and Duncan played U.S. college basketball at Wake Forest.

Bob Pettit (1958, 1959) and Russell Westbrook (2015, 2016) are the only players to win consecutive awards. Pettit (1956), Bob Cousy (1957), Wilt Chamberlain (1960), Bill Russell (1963), Oscar Robertson (1964), Willis Reed (1970), Dave Cowens (1973), Michael Jordan (1988, 1996, 1998), Magic Johnson (1990), Shaquille O'Neal (2000), and Allen Iverson (2001) all won the All-Star Game MVP and the NBA Most Valuable Player Award in the same season; Jordan is the only player to do this multiple times. Fourteen players have won the award playing for the team that hosted the All-Star Game: Macauley (1951), Cousy (1957), Pettit (1958, 1962), Chamberlain (1960), Adrian Smith (1966), Rick Barry (1967), Jerry West (1972), Tom Chambers (1987), Michael Jordan (1988), Karl Malone (1993), John Stockton (1993), O'Neal (2004, 2009), Bryant (2011) and Davis (2017); Pettit and O'Neal did this multiple times. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 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.

^ Denotes player who is still active in the NBA
* Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Player (X) Denotes the number of times the player has been awarded the MVP award
Team (X) Denotes the number of times a player from this team has won
Season Player Position Nationality Team
1951 Macauley, EdEd Macauley* Center/Forward Flag of the United States United States Boston Celtics
1952 Arizin, PaulPaul Arizin* Forward/Guard Flag of the United States United States Philadelphia Warriors
1953 Mikan, GeorgeGeorge Mikan* Center Flag of the United States United States Minneapolis Lakers
1954 Cousy, BobBob Cousy* Guard Flag of the United States United States Boston Celtics (2)
1955 Sharman, BillBill Sharman* Guard Flag of the United States United States Boston Celtics (3)
1956 Pettit, BobBob Pettit* Forward/Center Flag of the United States United States St. Louis Hawks
1957 Cousy, BobBob Cousy* (2) Guard Flag of the United States United States Boston Celtics (4)
1958 Pettit, BobBob Pettit* (2) Forward/Center Flag of the United States United States St. Louis Hawks (2)
1959 Baylor, ElginElgin Baylor* Forward Flag of the United States United States Minneapolis Lakers (2)
Pettit, BobBob Pettit* (3) Forward/Center Flag of the United States United States St. Louis Hawks (3)
1960 Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain* Center Flag of the United States United States Philadelphia Warriors (2)
1961 Robertson, OscarOscar Robertson* Guard Flag of the United States United States Cincinnati Royals
1962 Pettit, BobBob Pettit* (4) Forward/Center Flag of the United States United States St. Louis Hawks (4)
1963 Russell, BillBill Russell* Center Flag of the United States United States Boston Celtics (5)
1964 Robertson, OscarOscar Robertson* (2) Guard Flag of the United States United States Cincinnati Royals (2)
1965 Lucas, JerryJerry Lucas* Forward/Center Flag of the United States United States Cincinnati Royals (3)
1966 Smith, AdrianAdrian Smith Guard Flag of the United States United States Cincinnati Royals (4)
1967 Barry, RickRick Barry* Forward Flag of the United States United States San Francisco Warriors (3)
1968 Greer, HalHal Greer* Guard/Forward Flag of the United States United States Philadelphia 76ers
1969 Robertson, OscarOscar Robertson* (3) Guard Flag of the United States United States Cincinnati Royals (5)
1970 Reed, WillisWillis Reed* Center/Forward Flag of the United States United States New York Knicks
1971 Wilkens, LennyLenny Wilkens* Guard Flag of the United States United States Seattle SuperSonics
1972 West, JerryJerry West* Guard/Forward Flag of the United States United States Los Angeles Lakers (3)
1973 Cowens, DaveDave Cowens* Center/Forward Flag of the United States United States Boston Celtics (6)
1974 Lanier, BobBob Lanier* Center Flag of the United States United States Detroit Pistons
1975 Frazier, WaltWalt Frazier* Guard Flag of the United States United States New York Knicks (2)
1976 Bing, DaveDave Bing* Guard Flag of the United States United States Washington Bullets
1977 Erving, JuliusJulius Erving* Forward/Guard Flag of the United States United States Philadelphia 76ers (2)
1978 Smith, RandyRandy Smith Guard/Forward Flag of the United States United States Buffalo Braves
1979 Thompson, DavidDavid Thompson* Guard/Forward Flag of the United States United States Denver Nuggets
1980 Gervin, GeorgeGeorge Gervin* Guard/Forward Flag of the United States United States San Antonio Spurs
1981 Archibald, NateNate Archibald* Guard Flag of the United States United States Boston Celtics (7)
1982 Bird, LarryLarry Bird* Forward Flag of the United States United States Boston Celtics (8)
1983 Erving, JuliusJulius Erving* (2) Forward/Guard Flag of the United States United States Philadelphia 76ers (3)
1984 Thomas, IsiahIsiah Thomas* Guard Flag of the United States United States Detroit Pistons (2)
1985 Sampson, RalphRalph Sampson* Center/Forward Flag of the United States United States Houston Rockets
1986 Thomas, IsiahIsiah Thomas* (2) Guard Flag of the United States United States Detroit Pistons (3)
1987 Chambers, TomTom Chambers Forward/Center Flag of the United States United States Seattle SuperSonics (2)
1988 Jordan, MichaelMichael Jordan* Guard Flag of the United States United States Chicago Bulls
1989 Malone, KarlKarl Malone Forward Flag of the United States United States Utah Jazz
1990 Johnson, MagicMagic Johnson* Guard Flag of the United States United States Los Angeles Lakers (4)
1991 Barkley, CharlesCharles Barkley* Forward Flag of the United States United States Philadelphia 76ers (4)
1992 Johnson, MagicMagic Johnson* (2) Guard Flag of the United States United States Los Angeles Lakers (5)
1993 Stockton, JohnJohn Stockton* Guard Flag of the United States United States Utah Jazz (2)
Malone, KarlKarl Malone* (2) Forward Flag of the United States United States Utah Jazz (3)
1994 Pippen, ScottieScottie Pippen* Forward/Guard Flag of the United States United States Chicago Bulls (2)
1995 Richmond, MitchMitch Richmond Guard Flag of the United States United States Sacramento Kings (6)
1996 Jordan, MichaelMichael Jordan* (2) Guard Flag of the United States United States Chicago Bulls (3)
1997 Rice, GlenGlen Rice Forward Flag of the United States United States Charlotte Hornets
1998 Jordan, MichaelMichael Jordan* (3) Guard Flag of the United States United States Chicago Bulls (4)
1999 Not awarded as the game was canceled due to the league's lockout.[1]
2000 O'Neal, ShaquilleShaquille O'Neal* Center Flag of the United States United States Los Angeles Lakers (6)
Duncan, TimTim Duncan* Forward/Center Flag of the United States United States[lower-alpha 1] San Antonio Spurs (2)
2001 Iverson, AllenAllen Iverson* Guard Flag of the United States United States Philadelphia 76ers (5)
2002 Bryant, KobeKobe Bryant* Guard Flag of the United States United States Los Angeles Lakers (7)
2003 Garnett, KevinKevin Garnett* Forward Flag of the United States United States Minnesota Timberwolves
2004 O'Neal, ShaquilleShaquille O'Neal* (2) Center Flag of the United States United States Los Angeles Lakers (8)
2005 Iverson, AllenAllen Iverson* (2) Guard Flag of the United States United States Philadelphia 76ers (6)
2006 James, LeBronLeBron James^ Forward Flag of the United States United States Cleveland Cavaliers
2007 Bryant, KobeKobe Bryant* (2) Guard Flag of the United States United States Los Angeles Lakers (9)
2008 James, LeBronLeBron James^ (2) Forward Flag of the United States United States Cleveland Cavaliers (2)
2009 Bryant, KobeKobe Bryant* (3) Guard Flag of the United States United States Los Angeles Lakers (10)
O'Neal, ShaquilleShaquille O'Neal* (3) Center Flag of the United States United States Phoenix Suns
2010 Wade, DwyaneDwyane Wade Guard Flag of the United States United States Miami Heat
2011 Bryant, KobeKobe Bryant* (4) Guard Flag of the United States United States Los Angeles Lakers (11)
2012 Durant, KevinKevin Durant^ Forward Flag of the United States United States Oklahoma City Thunder
2013 Paul, ChrisChris Paul^ Guard Flag of the United States United States Los Angeles Clippers (2)
2014 Irving, KyrieKyrie Irving^ Guard Flag of the United States United States Cleveland Cavaliers (3)
2015 Westbrook, RussellRussell Westbrook^ Guard Flag of the United States United States Oklahoma City Thunder (4)
2016 Westbrook, RussellRussell Westbrook^ (2) Guard Flag of the United States United States Oklahoma City Thunder (5)
2017 Davis, AnthonyAnthony Davis^ Forward/Center Flag of the United States United States New Orleans Pelicans
2018 LeBron James (3) Forward Flag of the United States United States Cleveland Cavaliers (4)
2019 Kevin Durant^ (2) Forward Flag of the United States United States Golden State Warriors (4)
2020 Kawhi Leonard^ Forward Flag of the United States United States Los Angeles Clippers (3)
2021 Giannis Antetokounmpo^ Forward Greece Flag Greece Milwaukee Bucks
2022 Stephen Curry^ Guard Flag of the United States United States Golden State Warriors (5)
2023 Jayson Tatum^ Forward Flag of the United States United States Boston Celtics (9)
2024 Damian Lillard^ Guard Flag of the United States United States Milwaukee Bucks (2)
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  2. "Virgin Islands". CIA World Factbook. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/vq.html. Retrieved August 12, 2008. 
  3. "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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