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NBA All-Star Game: Kevin Durant and All the All-Star Game MVPs
Kevin Durant Accepts the 2012 NBA All-Star Game MVP Award from Commissioner David Stern
Oklahoma City Thunder small forward Kevin Durant scored 36 points and snagged seven rebounds en route to a 152-149 Western Conference win in today’s NBA All-Star Game, taking home his first All-Star MVP. He joins a list of the best players to ever play the game.
But he’ll really have to pour it on over the course of his career to catch up with Kobe Bryant and Bob Pettit, who each have the most All-Star MVPs, 4.
There have been 61 NBA All-Star Games (every year since 1951, except the lockout cancelled 1999). There are 65 MVPs, though, due to ties in 1959, 1993, 2000 and 2009.
Here’s every NBA All-Star Game MVP, by number of awards. Thanks to my source, basketball-reference.com. See all the MVPs by year and their game stats here.
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| Kobe Bryant | 4 | 2002, 2007, 2009 (T), 2011 |
| Bob Pettit | 4 | 1956, 1958, 1959 (T), 1962 |
| Michael Jordan | 3 | 1988, 1996, 1998 |
| Shaquille O’Neal | 3 | 2000 (T), 2004, 2009 (T) |
| Oscar Robertson | 3 | 1961, 1964, 1969 |
| Bob Cousy | 2 | 1954, 1957 |
| Julius Erving | 2 | 1977, 1983 |
| Allen Iverson | 2 | 2001, 2005 |
| LeBron James | 2 | 2006, 2008 |
| Magic Johnson | 2 | 1990, 1992 |
| Karl Malone | 2 | 1989, 1993 (T) |
| Isiah Thomas | 2 | 1984, 1986 |
| Tiny Archibald | 1 | 1981 |
| Paul Arizin | 1 | 1952 |
| Charles Barkley | 1 | 1991 |
| Rick Barry | 1 | 1967 |
| Elgin Baylor | 1 | 1959 (T) |
| Dave Bing | 1 | 1976 |
| Larry Bird | 1 | 1982 |
| Wilt Chamberlain | 1 | 1960 |
| Tom Chambers | 1 | 1987 |
| Dave Cowens | 1 | 1973 |
| Tim Duncan | 1 | 2000 (T) |
| Kevin Durant | 1 | 2012 |
| Walt Frazier | 1 | 1975 |
| Kevin Garnett | 1 | 2003 |
| George Gervin | 1 | 1980 |
| Hal Greer | 1 | 1968 |
| Bob Lanier | 1 | 1974 |
| Jerry Lucas | 1 | 1965 |
| Ed Macauley | 1 | 1951 |
| George Mikan | 1 | 1953 |
| Scottie Pippen | 1 | 1994 |
| Willis Reed | 1 | 1970 |
| Glen Rice | 1 | 1997 |
| Mitch Richmond | 1 | 1995 |
| Bill Russell | 1 | 1963 |
| Ralph Sampson | 1 | 1985 |
| Bill Sharman | 1 | 1955 |
| Adrian Smith | 1 | 1966 |
| Randy Smith | 1 | 1978 |
| John Stockton | 1 | 1993 (T) |
| David Thompson | 1 | 1979 |
| Dwyane Wade | 1 | 2010 |
| Jerry West | 1 | 1972 |
| Lenny Wilkens | 1 | 1971 |
Photo: stamfordadvocate.com
