Who has won the most NBA All-Star Game MVP awards? Kobe Bryant, LeBron James headline full list
NBA All-Star Weekend is in full swing!
The NBA’s best and brightest lit up Salt Lake City in an action-packed weekend.
We’ve seen Team Pau win the Rising Stars Challenge, Team Jazz win the Skills Challenge, Damian Lillard win the 3-Point Contest, and Mac McClung Blind Utah in the Slam Dunk Contest.
Now all eyes are on the main event: The 72nd NBA All-Star Game.
Since 2020, the All-Star Game has been called MVP in the NBA All-Star Game Kobe Bryant Most Valuable Player in honor of the four-time winner. The winner will be chosen by a media jury that will cast their vote after the game. Fan vote accounts for 25% of the result. The player(s) with the most votes wins the award.
Since its inception, the award has had 14 multiple winners, but the question is: who has won the most NBA All-Star Game MVP awards?
For more on the history of the NBA All-Star Game, see The Sporting News below.
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Who has won the most NBA All-Star Game MVP awards?
Kobe Bryant and Bob Pettit hold the record for most NBA All-Star Game MVP trophies won. They are the only two players to have won the All-Star Game MVP four times.
LeBron James is closing in on Bryant and Pettit’s record after winning the award three times. The 38-year-old is tied on points with Michael Jordan, Shaquille O’Neal and Oscar Robertson, who have also won the award three times.
Eight players have won the award twice: Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, Allen Iverson, Magic Johnson, Karl Malone, Julius Irving, Isiah Thomas and Bob Cousy.
| rank | player | All Star MVP Awards |
| 1 | Kobe Bryant | 4 |
| Bob Pettit | 4 | |
| 3 | Lebron James | 3 |
| Michael Jordan | 3 | |
| Shaquille O’Neal | 3 | |
| Oscar Robertson | 3 | |
| 7 | Kevin Durant | 2 |
| Russell Westbrook | 2 | |
| Allen Iverson | 2 | |
| Magic Johnson | 2 | |
| Karl Malon | 2 | |
| Julius Erving | 2 | |
| Isia Thomas | 2 | |
| Bob Cousy | 2 |
The youngest recipient to enter Sunday’s competition is Warriors sharpshooter Stephen Curry, who won his first prize at last year’s event.
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NBA All-Star Schedule 2023
NBA All-Star Weekend kicked off Friday with the All-Star Celebrity Game and Rising Stars Challenge. The skill competitions were held on Saturday and the All-Star game is held on Sunday.
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Friday February 17th
| case | time (ET) | TV channel |
| NBA All Star Celebrity Game | 19 o’clock | ESPN |
| Ascender Challenge | 21 clock | TNT |
Saturday February 18th
| case | time (ET) | TV channel |
| NBA All Star Training | 13 o’clock | NBA TV |
| NBA x HBCU classic | 4 p.m | ESPN2, NBA TV, TNT |
| All Star Saturday Night (Skill Challenge, 3 Points Contest, Slam Dunk Contest) |
8 p.m | TNT |
Sunday February 19th
| case | time (ET) | TV channel |
| NBA Legends Awards | 13 o’clock | NBA TV and NBA App |
| Next game of the NBA G League | 3 pm | NBA TV |
| NBA All Star Draft | 19:30 o’clock | TNT |
| NBA All Star Game | 8:30 p.m | TNT |