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.

Most All-Star Game MVP awards
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.

MORE: The Complete Guide to NBA All-Star Weekend 2023

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

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