Edwards Wins All-Star MVP Award

- The new format consisted of a three-team, round-robin tournament with four 12-minute games. The "USA Stars" (younger American players) defeated the "USA Stripes" (veteran American players) 47-21 in the championship game. - Anthony Edwards, the MVP, scored 8 points, had 4 rebounds, and 2 assists in the final game. Across all three games, he totaled 32 points. - The Kobe Bryant MVP Award, renamed in February 2020, has been won four times by both Kobe Bryant and Bob Pettit. - Other standout performances included Kawhi Leonard of the USA Stripes, who scored 31 points in a 48-45 win over Team World, and Victor Wembanyama of Team World, who had 19 points in the same game. - The first two games of the tournament both ended with game-winning 3-pointers; Scottie Barnes hit one in overtime for the USA Stars in the first game, and De'Aaron Fox hit a buzzer-beater for the USA Stripes in the second. - The new USA vs. World format was implemented to increase competitiveness, and players like Victor Wembanyama were credited with setting a high-energy tone from the start. - De'Aaron Fox was a late addition to the All-Star Game, replacing the injured Giannis Antetokounmpo. - The championship game was a blowout, but the three round-robin games were all decided by three points or less, a change from the lack of competition in recent All-Star Games.