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Bucks' Damian Lillard named MVP of 2024 NBA All-Star Game

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INDIANAPOLIS -- It was Dame time all NBA All-Star weekend long.

The Milwaukee Bucks' Damian Lillard was named All-Star MVP on Sunday after scoring 39 points with 11 3-pointers to lead the East to a 211-186 win over the West.

He joined Michael Jordan in 1988 as the only other player in league history to win a Saturday night event and be named MVP the same All-Star weekend.

Lillard won the 3-point contest, edging the Minnesota Timberwolves' Karl-Anthony Towns and the Atlanta Hawks' Trae Young in the final round.