LOS ANGELES– He’s just a kid from Akron who now has his third NBA All-Star Game MVP award.
LeBron James was named the 2018 All-Star Game MVP after leading Team LeBron to a 148-145 win over Team Steph in the league’s new All-Star format. James was just two assists shy of a triple-double, leading all scorers with 29 points while grabbing 10 rebounds and dishing out eight assists.
Under the new format, the top two votegetters in each conference, LeBron James and Golden State’s Steph Curry, picked their teams playground style, regardless of conference. The move was made to try and improve the overall effort during the game and seemed to do so, as this year’s contest came down to the wire and ended with a defensive play.