Stephen Curry was appointed Most valuable Player the All Star Game on Sunday, in the victory of Team LeBron 160-163 over Team Durant, putting on a show from beyond the 3-point line.
The base of the Golden State Warriorsconsidered the best shooter of all time in the NBA, lived up to his nickname, scoring a staggering 16 triples, a new all-time record in ‘All-Star Games’, far exceeding the 9 that Paul George had scored in 2016 .
Curry has been named All Star 8 consecutive times, however, it was not until this last edition, in which he was named MVP of the game for the first time in his career, at 33 years old.
Read more: The highest paid players in the Major Leagues
LeBron James the prodigy
Now, because of this, the unavoidable question is, who is the youngest to be named MVP of the All Star Game?, and yes, the answer is Lebron James.
LeBron jumped straight from his senior year of high school to the NBA, reaching the age of 18, making an impressive impact in his first season in 2003/2004, where the records began to arrive.
In his third season as a professional, when he played for the Cleveland Cavaliersteam that chose him in the first position of the 2003 Draft, James received his second All Star nomination, and it was in the ‘All-Star Game’ of 2006, when he made history.
Read more: Michael Jordan and LeBron James starred in an emotional moment with the ‘hug of the year’ (video)
James was named MVP of the game at age 21, finishing with 29 points, in addition to 8 rebounds, being the youngest in history to receive such a nomination in the All Star Game.
see more
#NBA #youngest #player #win #AllStar #Game #MVP