Kevin Durant Wins All-Star Game MVP In Team LeBron Victory

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Durant now has two All-Star Game MVP's under his belt.

The NBA All-Star Game took place last night and featured a ton of scoring from some of the league's best players. Team LeBron took on Team Giannis and for a while, it appeared as though Giannis Antetokkounmpo and company were going to come away with the easy win. Instead, Team LeBron was able to come back from a 20-point deficit to win the game by a score of 178-164. Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant was a beast in the game and put up 31 points, securing his second ever All-Star Game MVP trophy.

"It's all sweet to me," Durant explained according to ESPN. "I mean, it's hard to rank. Everything's special. But it's cool to be out there with some of the best players to ever play the game, and to win an MVP here in front of my family and friends is pretty sweet. I just keep trying to rack them up, I guess."

Many of the players Durant got to play with last night will become free agents this summer. Durant will be undergoing the same process which led to him being asked if there was anybody in particular from last night he'd like to play with.

"Every one of them," Durant said. "I think every one of these guys, you can relate to them on a different level. A lot of these guys come from the same background and same circumstances, so you relate to them on a different level. All our skills match with each other. So you've got guys that can play four positions out there. So you don't mind sitting in the corner waiting for the ball to come to you for a 3."

NBA action will resume on Thursday night after a short break in light of the All-Star Game.

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Alexander Cole is the current editor-in-chief of HotNewHipHop. He started at HotNewHipHop back in 2018 where he began as a Sports and Sneakers writer. It was here where he began to hone his craft, putting his journalism degree from Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec, to good use. Since that time, he has documented some of the biggest stories in the hip-hop world. From the Kendrick Lamar and Drake beef to the disturbing allegations against Diddy, Alex has helped HotNewHipHop navigate large-scale stories as they happen. In 2021, he went to the Bahamas for the Big 3's Championship Game. It was here where he got to interview legendary figures like Ice Cube, Clyde Drexler, and Stephen Jackson. He has also interviewed other superstar athletes such as Antonio Brown, Damian Lillard, and Paul Pierce. This is in addition to conversations with social media provocateurs like Jake Paul, and younger respected artists like Kaycyy, Lil Tecca, and Jeleel!
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