The 72nd NBA All-Star Game takes place Sunday night in Salt Lake City.
Cleveland Cavaliers' Donovan Mitchell addresses the media during the NBA All-Star basketball game media day Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023, in Salt Lake City. – The fans in Salt Lake City used to serenade Donovan Mitchell with “MVP” chants when he played for the Utah Jazz, a sign of their appreciation and respect.The 72nd NBA All-Star Game is Sunday night with almost all of the league’s biggest names set to take part in Utah.
“It’s always great just being out here with these guys, honestly," DeMar DeRozan of the Chicago Bulls said. “I look forward to just being able to compete. You know, we go against all these guys all season, so just to kind of detach and play with these guys is definitely an honor." There's never any real defense in these games until the fourth quarter, when players get serious, and there inevitably will be a bunch of them scoring a bunch of points. After all, that's been a trend this season: 20 times a player has scored 50 points in a game, a list topped by Mitchell scoring 71 for the Cavaliers against Chicago on Jan. 2.“That would be nice," Mitchell said. “I’m not going to try and shoot every shot, but close to every shot. Just have fun.
Antetokounmpo was MVP in 2021 and James has been All-Star MVP three times, most recently in 2018. The only other past MVP in this year’s game is Kyrie Irving, the 2014 winner.There are six players in the All-Star Game who’ll be making their debut: Minnesota’s Anthony Edwards, Sacramento’s De’Aaron Fox, Oklahoma City's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Indiana’s Tyrese Haliburton, Memphis’ Jaren Jackson Jr., and — last but certainly not least to Jazz fans — Utah’s Lauri Markkanen.
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