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The NBA All-Star Weekend festivities will be held between February 15th-February 17th, 2019 in Charlotte, North Carolina. Early voting had LeBron James with the highest votes accumulated as would be expected. Surprisingly, early voting totals had Luka Doncic with nearly 680,000 votes as a rookie. Doncic will be a featured in the Rising Stars Challenge game on February 15th, 2019.
All-star weekend is a great opportunity to honor the best players and also to entertain the fans get a great to watch their favorite basketball stars. It's also a chance for the rest of the players in the Association to rest, nurse any nagging injuries and recharge for the final stretch of the regular season as teams jockey for playoff position.
The All-Star weekend does provide fans with some exciting moments from the Slam Dunk Contest to the All-Star game itself. Here we take a look at the five scorers in NBA All-Star Games.
#1 LeBron James
LeBron James has played in 14 NBA all-star games since he was drafted into the NBA back in 2003 by the Cleveland Cavaliers. James is the 5th highest scorer in the NBA all time and is perhaps less than three seasons worth of games from catching and surpassing the scoring record set by one Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. In order to claim that record in that time frame, James must maintain his current scoring pace.
James is now 33 years old and has not been any less an explosive scorer when playing in the NBA All-Star game. In his 14 all-star appearances, LeBron James has scored 343 points.
This gives him an average of 24.5 points per All-Star game. This ties him with Anthony Davis for the highest scoring average among players who have played in three or more All-Star games. James’ scoring average during his NBA career (regular season) is 27.2 points per game. James has also won 3 all-star MVP awards.
#2 Kobe Bryant
Kobe Bryant was a five-time NBA champion during his career. He won the league MVP in 2008. He was also the NBA Finals MVP in 2009 and 2010. Kobe Bryant was not only an all-star he was one of the greatest to ever play the game of basketball.
Bryant only played for the Lakers in his 20-year career. This means his 15 all-star appearances were as a representative of the Los Angeles Lakers.
Bryant scored a total of 290 points for an average of 19.3 points per all-star game. Kobe also won 4 All-Star MVP awards. His regular-season scoring average for his career was 25ppg. In winning the All-Star MVP award in 2002 Kobe Bryant went 14/25 from the field and 7/7 from the free throw line scoring 31 points.
When he won the award in 2011, Bryant was 14/26 from the field, 7/8 from the charity stripe and 2/7 from the three-point arc.
#3 Michael Jordan
To this day Michael Jordan is still considered the greatest basketball player ever. He led the Chicago Bulls to a pair of three-peat NBA titles from 1991-1993 and 1996-1998. In addition to his 6 NBA titles, Jordan was the Finals MVP all six times his team won it. He was also a 5 time NBA MVP and a 10 time NBA scoring champion. He also claimed the rookie of the year award in 1985
If he had not taken a year and a half off from the game, after the 1993 title, its possible Jordan would have led the Bulls to 8 consecutive titles. This would have been the ultimate record as LeBron James has a streak of 8 consecutive NBA Finals appearances including the 2018 NBA final. However, James has only been a member of the winning team 3 times.
Jordan during a 15-year career played in 13 NBA All-Star games. He accumulated 262 points for a scoring average of 20.2 points per all-star game. Jordan also claimed three All-Star Game MVP awards.
#4 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had a 20-year career in the NBA. He is the greatest scorer in the history of the NBA. He played for the Milwaukee Bucks and the Los Angeles Lakers during his time in the NBA. Abdul-Jabbar was the master of the skyhook shot.
Abdul-Jabbar was the 1970 rookie of the year. He is the current all-time scorer in the NBA having amassed a scoring total of 38,387 points for a 24.7ppg. average. His scoring record will be 30 years old at the end of this season. He was a 2-time Finals MVP and a 6 time NBA Champion. He also won the scoring title twice.
Abdul-Jabbar appeared in 18 NBA All-Star Games during his career. Five times for the Bucks and 13 times for the Lakers. Abdul-Jabbar has scored 251 points in his 18 all-star appearances giving him an average of 13.9 points per all-star game.
#5 Oscar Robertson
Oscar Robertson was knick-named the “Big O” during his playing days. He was a 6’5 point guard who played for the Cincinnati Royals (now the Sacramento Kings) and the Milwaukee Bucks.
Robertson played in the NBA for 14 seasons with a scoring average of 25.7ppg., 9.5apg., and 7.5rpg. Oscar Robertson also has the distinction of being declared one of the NBA's 50 greatest players ever in 1996. In 1998, the College Player of the Year Award was renamed as the Oscar Robertson Trophy.
A rookie of the year in 1961 Robertson has also been an NBA Champion with the Bucks in 1971. Robertson was named the league’s MVP in 1964 and a 6 time assists leader.
Oscar Robertson played in 12 NBA All-Star games during his career and won the All-Star Game MVP 3 times. During his all-star appearances, Robertson scored a total of 246 points giving him an all-star game average of 20.2ppg.
