Pettit and Bryant are two of 14 players to have won the award more than once. If there were any year Kobe could claim he was robbed, it’s 2006, when he averaged 35.4 points per game. Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal are easily one of the most dominant duos in NBA history. The Times' NBA reporting crew weighs in. Bob Pettit (1956, 1958, 1959 1962,) and Kobe Bryant (2002, 2007, 2009, 2011) have both won NBA All-Star Game MVP a record four times. Such were the powerful words that he used to describe Kobe Bryant. Kyrie Irving thinks it's time for the NBA logo to receive a refresher. Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo added another accolade to his growing trophy cabinet, winning All-Star Game MVP in Team LeBron's 170-150 win over Team Durant. The Brooklyn Nets guard shared a picture on Instagram of an updated logo featuring Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant … Bryant won his fourth NBA title in 2009, and he was named the finals MVP after averaging a stellar 32.4 points per game in the series. Joel Embiid. The NBA will pay tribute to Bryant in multiple ways during the upcoming All-Star game. Last February, the All-Star Game MVP award was renamed the “Kia NBA All-Star Game Kobe Bryant MVP Award,” and adopted an Elam ending system with a 24-point goal in the final quarter in honor of Bryant. That was a crowded and fairly even MVP race, and Kobe had as … Bryant led the league in scoring during the 2005–06 and 2006–07 seasons, and in 2008 he was named the league’s MVP for the first time in his career. NBA All-Star Live: Kobe Bryant MVP Award 2021. The pair won three consecutive NBA titles with the Los Angeles Lakers in the early 2000s before a bitter feud led to Shaq being traded to the Miami Heat. There has been buzz recently about honoring Kobe Bryant's legacy by featuring his silhouette in the NBA logo. Cameroonian big man Joel Embiid will play his 4th All-Star game this season. (Photo by Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) “Everyone always wanted to talk about the comparisons between he and I. 022738.SP.0115.lakers7.WS Lakers guard Kobe Bryant during the National Anthem at the Staples Center Monday against the Vancouver Grizzlies. After the victory, Antetokounmpo commented on how the honor is more meaningful based on its namesake, Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant. 5. The league also re-honored players from the previous two All-Star Games. The NBA All-Star Game Kobe Bryant Most Valuable Player (MVP) is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given to the player(s) voted best of the annual All-Star Game.The award was established in 1953 when NBA officials decided to designate an MVP for each year's game. Running riot in the league with his skills and dominance in the paint, sometimes it feels like he is the point-guard in the 76ers. Kobe Bryant information including teams, jersey numbers, championships won, awards, stats and everything about the NBA player.