10/08/2025
1998 NBA All-Star Game โจ
The 1998 NBA All-Star Game was the 48th edition of the NBA All-Star Game. The event was held at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The East won the game 135-114.
The Western Conference was coached by George Karl from the Seattle SuperSonics and the Eastern Conference was coached by Larry Bird of the Indiana Pacers.
This would be the All-Star debut of Kobe Bryant, who became the youngest All-Star in NBA history at 19 years of age. It would also be the debut for rookie Tim Duncan. Bryant had a team-high 18 points. Michael Jordan earned MVP honors, scoring 23 points, grabbing six rebounds, and dishing out eight assists. This was Jordan's third MVP award. The game featured four all-stars from the Los Angeles Lakers.
This was the first All-Star game to feature both Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan. MJ led all the players in All-Star Game votes with 1,028,235 votes from the fans. This was also the first year that Shaquille O'Neal was able to play in the All-Star Game as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers as he was sidelined in 1997 due to a knee injury.
This would be the last All-Star Game until 2000, as a labor dispute caused the following season to be shortened. A total of 9 players from this game would not play in another All-Star Game: Nick Van Exel, Steve Smith, Penny Hardaway, Tim Hardaway, Shawn Kemp, Mitch Richmond, Vin Baker, Rik Smits and Jayson Williams.
Complete roster:
East starters:
Anfernee Hardaway, Michael Jordan, Grant Hill, Shawn Kemp and Dikembe Mutombo
East reserves:
Tim Hardaway, Reggie Miller, Steve Smith, Glen Rice, Antoine Walker, Jayson Williams and Rik Smits
West starters:
Gary Payton, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett, Karl Malone and Shaquille O'Neal
West reserves:
Nick Van Exel, Jason Kidd, Mitch Richmond, Eddie Jones, Vin Baker, Tim Duncan and David Robinson
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