After years of underwhelming NBA All-Star Games, the league decided to change the format to a four-team, mini-tournament style. Shaquille O'Neal, Charles Barkley, and Kenny Smith each drafted a team from the All-Star pool,

The new format consisted of four different teams in a tournament-style setting, and Shaq's OGs ended up winning the game. Curry may have enjoyed it more since he won All-Star MVP, and it's another accomplishment that he can put in his trophy case.

The All-Star championship tipped off after what seemed like endless commercial breaks and miscellaneous on-court performances. Curry tipped it off with a one-legged, one-handed 3-pointer, igniting an 11-0 Team OG run.

Thanks to a 12-point performance, Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry won the contest's Kobe Bryant All-Star Game MVP award. Curry went 4-of-8 shooting in the tournament's final game—all eight of which came from behind the three-point line—while also corralling four rebounds and adding an assist to his stat line.

The 2025 NBA All-Star Game will introduce a tournament format featuring four teams: Team Chuck, Team Shaq, Team Kenny, and Team Candace. Team Candance will be formed by the winner of the Rising Stars event. The competition will consist of two semifinal games, with the winners advancing to the championship match.

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry, playing in front of an electrified hometown crowd at San Francisco’s Chase Center, earned MVP honors after scoring 12 points in the final, including nine of his team’s last 18.

Gabriella Sarmiento Wilson or also known as H.E.R. sits courtside during Game 1 of the NBA All-Star Game at Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)

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NBA All-Star event draws mixed reactions with minimal play and distracting celebrity antics. Players like Trae Young and Jayson Tatum express disapproval.