The NBA
All-Star game has now to be called The Kobe Bryant MVP Award. NBA commissioner,
Adam Silver made this announcement on Saturday 15th February.
The Kobe
Bryant MVP Award will be given this Sunday at the closing of this year’s
All-Star Game in Chicago. Both teams will be captained by Giannis Antetokounmpo
and Lebron James respectively. Team Lebron will put on No 2 and team Giannis
will put on No 24. These two numbers were worn by Gianna, Kobe’s daughter and
Kobe Bryant.
Recall that
Kobe won the All-Star Game MVP in 2002, 2007, 2009, and 2011. Also, he played
as the youngest player to feature in the All-Star Game at 19 in 1998.