“It means lots,” Edwards mentioned of his MVP award. “I like Minnesota, and I do know Minnesota loves me. I mentioned I wasn’t going to placed on a present for them however I gave them a present.”
The Stripes missed their first 10 photographs within the closing because the youthful Stars workforce raced right into a 12-1 lead. The Stars later added a 15-0 run for a 33-9 benefit because the veterans had been nicely crushed.
NBA all-time scoring chief LeBron James, 41, who was making his twenty second look within the All-Star Recreation, added 5 for the Stripes.
Within the round-robin opener at Los Angeles Clippers’ Intuit Dome, Edwards scored 13 factors because the USA Stars beat the World workforce 37-35.
But he was afterwards eager to focus on the efficiency of San Antonio Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama, with the Frenchman producing 14 factors, six rebounds and three blocks in his aspect’s defeat.
“I ain’t going to lie, Wemby set the tone,” mentioned Edwards. “He got here out onerous and we needed to observe that. We needed to choose it up and we did that.”
The World workforce had been with out injured stars Giannis Antetokounmpo and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander whereas Nikola Jokic and Luka Doncic mixed for under two factors, two rebounds and two assists.
They misplaced the third recreation 48-45 to the Stripes, which means they had been eradicated and the ultimate can be a repeat of the second recreation, which the Stripes had gained 42-40.
The brand new format was seen as successful after criticism of latest editions being lacklustre.
Former US President Barack Obama, who was courtside, mentioned: “I do know lots of people have been involved concerning the All-Star Recreation, not seeing as a lot effort. However we noticed it.”
