{"id":20149,"date":"2025-02-17T04:59:17","date_gmt":"2025-02-17T03:59:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=20149"},"modified":"2025-02-17T04:59:20","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T03:59:20","slug":"2025-nba-all-star-why-is-the-nba-all-star-mvp-award-named-after-kobe-bryant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/2025-nba-all-star-why-is-the-nba-all-star-mvp-award-named-after-kobe-bryant\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 NBA All-Star: Why is the NBA All-Star MVP Award named after Kobe Bryant?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Los Angeles Lakers&rsquo; Kobe Bryant is known as one of the greatest players to have ever played the game. The 18-time NBA All-Star passed away in a tragic helicopter crash on Jan. 26, 2020. But, his legacy lives on, through his fans and via the <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/nba\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>NBA<\/a> All-Star MVP Award, which was named in his honor in 2020.&nbsp;<\/p><p>The NBA decided to celebrate Kobe&rsquo;s invaluable contributions towards the league and renamed the award as the NBA All-Star Game Kobe Bryant Most Valuable Player Award after his death. The announcement came in February 2020, when NBA Commissioner Adam Silver announced, <em>&ldquo;Kobe Bryant is synonymous with NBA All-Star and embodies the spirit of this global celebration of our game.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/em><\/p><p><em>&ldquo;He always relished the opportunity to compete with the best of the best and perform at the highest level for millions of fans around the world,&rdquo; Silver added.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NBA Commissioner Adam Silver announced today that the Kia NBA All-Star Game MVP Award has been permanently named for the late Kobe Bryant, an 18-time All-Star who won a record-tying four All-Star Game MVP awards. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fJ9RWEwVe9\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/fJ9RWEwVe9<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NBA (@NBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBA\/status\/1228847637002162177?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>February 16, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Kobe Bryant&rsquo;s Achievements in NBA All-Star Games<\/strong><\/h2><p>Throughout his two-decade long NBA career, Bryant had been a synonym for excellence.&nbsp; He brought several accolades to his franchise, and added several feathers to his cap. However, many highlights of his career came during the NBA All-Star Games.&nbsp;<\/p><p>When Kobe made his NBA All-Star debut in 1998 at the age of 19 years, he became the youngest player to ever play on the stage.&nbsp;<\/p><p>Over his glorious career, he was picked for the All-Star game for a total of 18 times, the third highest selections, only after LeBron James and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.&nbsp;<\/p><p>Moreover, during his career, Kobe was adjudged the NBA All-Star MVP for a total of four times in 2002, 2007, 2009 and 2011. It tied him with Bob Pettit for most NBA All-Star MVP Awards with four.&nbsp;<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kobe Bryant All-Star MVP Trophy<\/h2><p>In 2022, the NBA decided to personalize the award by announcing the Kobe Bryant All-Star MVP Trophy. The trophy was designed by artist Victor Solomon, who added intricate details about Kobe&rsquo;s career in it.&nbsp;<\/p><p>The memento has an octagonal base, representing Bryant&rsquo;s number eight jersey he wore in the beginning of his career with the Lakers. It is then followed by three layers, surrounded by 18 stars, representing Bryant&rsquo;s 18 All-Star selections.&nbsp;<\/p><p>The base of the trophy is two inches high, which is a representation of Kobe&rsquo;s first All-Star MVP Award he won in 2002. The top layer is seven-inches high, which represents the 2007 MVP Award that he won. Moreover, it also comes with 24 stars which is the jersey number that Bryant later wore at the Lakers.&nbsp;<\/p><p>The second layer of the trophy is nine inches tall, which pays tribute to Kobe&rsquo;s 2009 All-Star MVP Award. The third layer is 11 inches high for his 2011 All-Star MVP. It also has five stars, honoring the five NBA titles won by the late Laker legend.&nbsp;<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Kobe Bryant Trophy for the NBA All-Star Game MVP will have an eight-sided base with 24 stars to honor Kobe's jersey numbers<br><br>The trophy's levels are also 2, 7, 9 and 11 inches tall, referring to the years Kobe won All-Star MVP &#128156;&#128155;<br><br>(via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NickDePaula?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>@NickDePaula<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AQlxuQ44bs\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/AQlxuQ44bs<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BleacherReport\/status\/1489258005216391171?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>February 3, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>In addition, the second layer has 10 stars, representing Bryant&rsquo;s jersey number with the USA Team and the top layer is two inches high which celebrates his two NBA Finals MVP trophies.&nbsp;<\/p><p>Ever since the introduction of the Kobe Bryant All-Star MVP Award, Kawhi Leonard, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Stephen Curry are among the names who have won it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2022, the NBA honored Kobe Bryant by renaming the All-Star MVP award in his memory, officially introducing the Kobe Bryant All-Star MVP 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