How many times has LeBron James won the NBA All-Star Game MVP award?
To say that LeBron James is no stranger to the NBA All-Star Game would be an understatement. Team East takes on Team West later on Sunday in the 73rd edition of the game, which has been played yearly since 1951. Every year apart from one, the 1999 game was not held due to the 1998-99 NBA lockout caused by a dispute over the league’s minimum salary. How many times has LeBron James played in the NBA All-Star Game? No player has appeared in the All-Star game more than LeBron, who, incredibly enough, is making his 20th consecutive appearance , an outright record. He failed to be selected only once , at the end of his first season with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2004, when he won the NBA Rookie of the Year award. So far, 19 selections and 18 starts match the record set by Kareem Abudl-Jabbar between 1970 and 1989. However, the mathematicians among you will be able to work out that the former LA Lakers center missed one – in 1978. Full screen The original All-Star: Bob Pettit is one of two ...