Warriors' Steph Curry wins MVP honors for 2025 NBA All-Star Game
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SAN FRANCISCO — The star of the host team who welcomed All-Star fans to the Bay Area for the weekend collected his second NBA All-Star MVP.
Golden State Warriors guard Steph Curry earned Sunday's Kobe Bryant All-Star MVP trophy with a 12-point, four-rebound performance in the championship game of the event featuring a new four-team mini-tournament.
Curry's performance helped Shaq's OGs defeat Chuck's Global Stars, 41-25. In the three-game event, the first team to 40 points won each game.
Curry had eight points and six rebounds in the semifinal victory against Candace's Rising Stars, giving him 20 points, 10 rebounds, three steals and two assists in two games. He made four 3-pointers in the final game and two 3s in the semifinal.
Curry helped bring the game to a conclusion with two quick 3-pointers near the end of the game – one 3 gave Shaq's OGs a 36-21 lead and he followed that with another 3 for a 39-21 advantage.
Curry opened scoring in the final game with a 3-pointer and later connected on a 3-pointer from 39-feet. He followed that with a heat check from half court that did not go in.
Curry won the award in 2022 with 50 points, including 48 points on 16 made 3-pointers.
(This story was updated with new information.)
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