Kawhi Leonard wins first NBA All-Star MVP award named after Kobe Bryant

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Kawhi Leonard wins first NBA All-Star MVP award named after Kobe Bryant

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver broadcasts NBA All-Star Recreation MVP Trophy will honor Kobe Bryant throughout NBA All-Star Saturday Night time Intro


NBA Commissioner Adam Silver broadcasts NBA All-Star Recreation MVP Trophy will honor Kobe Bryant throughout NBA All-Star Saturday Night time Introduced by State Farm as a part of 2020 NBA All-Star Weekend on February 15, 2020 at United Middle in Chicago, Illinois.

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Los Angeles Clippers star Kawhi Leonard is the primary recipient of the Kia Nationwide Basketball Affiliation’s All-Star Recreation Kobe Bryant Most Priceless Participant award, which the league formally named after the late Bryant.

Leonard scored a game-high 30 factors and 7 rebounds to assist Group LeBron — led by Lakers star LeBron James — beat Group Giannis (named after Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo), 157-155, within the 69th NBA All-Star Recreation in Chicago, which hosted the occasion for the primary time in 32 years.

At his media press convention earlier than All-Star occasions on Saturday evening, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver introduced the award is completely named after Bryant, who was killed alongside along with his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and 7 others in a Jan. 26 helicopter crash in Calabasas, California.

According to multiple reports, a private funeral service was held for Bryant and his daughter earlier this month. On Feb. 24, a public service to have a good time the lifetime of the Bryants will happen on the Staples Middle in Los Angeles. The date matches with the No. 2 jersey worn by Gianna, and Kobe’s…



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