Who Played In The Nba Celebrity Game?

The annual NBA Celebrity All-Star game is always a fun event to watch. Here’s a look at some of the big names that took the court this year.

Kyrie Irving

Kyrie Irving played in the NBA Celebrity All-Star game on Friday night. He was one of the best players on the court and helped lead his team to victory. Irving is a six-time NBA All-Star and was the MVP of the 2016 All-Star game. He is also a two-time NBA champion and was the Finals MVP in 2016.

Cleveland Cavaliers

Kyrie Andrew Irving is an American professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association. Irving was born in Melbourne, Australia, but grew up in West Orange, New Jersey. He played college basketball for Duke University before being selected with the first overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft by the Cavaliers. Irving won an NBA championship with Cleveland in 2016. He was named the NBA Rookie of the Year and earned five All-Star selections in his first six seasons.

Duke University

Kyrie Andrew Irving is an American professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was named the Rookie of the Year after being selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers with the first overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft. Kyrie Irving played college basketball for Duke University before joining the Cavaliers in 2011.

He won an NBA championship with Cleveland in 2016, and was named the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player (MVP) after becoming the first player in finals history to score 30 or more points in each of his first three games. Kyrie Irving has also played for Team USA, winning gold medals at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup and the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Kevin Durant

Kevin Durant was the highest scorer in the celebrity game with 21 points. He was followed by Josh Hart with 17 points and Quavo with 14 points.

Oklahoma City Thunder

Durant was drafted by the Seattle SuperSonics (now the Oklahoma City Thunder) with the second overall pick in the 2007 NBA draft. He played one season in Seattle before the team relocated to Oklahoma City in 2008. Durant helped lead the Thunder to the NBA playoffs in each of his first three seasons, and was selected by fan voting to start in the 2010 NBA All-Star Game, where he also won the Rookie Challenge MVP award. In 2012, he was named the NBA scoring champion and was awarded the Maurice Podoloff Trophy as the league’s top scorer for the 2011–12 season.

Texas Longhorns

Durant played one season of college basketball for the University of Texas Longhorns, during which he was named the National Player of the Year after averaging 25.8 points and 11.1 rebounds per game. He was selected as the second overall pick by the Seattle SuperSonics in the 2007 NBA Draft. Durant was named to both the All-Rookie First Team and the All-Star team in his first season, becoming only the second rookie in NBA history to be named to an All-Star team. He won his first scoring title in 2010–11 with a career-high 30.1 points per game average. Durant continued his progress in his second season, winning his first Most Valuable Player Award while leading the Thunder to their first playoff berth since relocating to Oklahoma City in 2008.

Chris Paul

Chris Paul, who is also known as CP3, is a professional basketball player who has played in the NBA for many years. He is currently a member of the Houston Rockets. CP3 is known for his ability to score and pass the ball. He is also a ten-time All-Star and a nine-time All-NBA selection.

Los Angeles Clippers

Chris Paul is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has been selected to nine NBA All-Star teams, eight All-Defensive teams, and nine All-NBA teams. He is also a two-time Olympic gold medalist.

Wake Forest University

Chris Paul (born May 6, 1985) is an American professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has also played for the New Orleans Hornets, Los Angeles Clippers, and Houston Rockets. He is a ten-time NBA All-Star and a nine-time All-NBA Team member. He is also the NBA’s all-time leader in assists per game (9.8)

Blake Griffin

The 2017 NBA All-Star Celebrity Game was an exhibition game played on Friday, February 17, 2017. Blake Griffin was among the participants. He is a professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). This would be his first appearance in the game.

Los Angeles Clippers

Blake Austin Griffin (born March 16, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Oklahoma Sooners, when he was named the Consensus National Player of the Year as a sophomore. Griffin was selected first overall by the Clippers in the 2009 NBA draft and has since been a five-time NBA All-Star and a four-time All-NBA selection.

Griffin had a stellar rookie season with the Clippers, winning the NBA Rookie of the Year Award by averaging 22.5 points, 12.1 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game. In his second season, he was selected to play in his first NBA All-Star Game, won the Slam Dunk Contest and was named as one of two players to receive unanimous nods for both the All-NBA Second Team and All-Rookie First Team. A year later, he became just one of three players to average at least 20 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists per game over their first two seasons in NBA history. In 2013–14, Griffin missed 45 games due to injury; however upon his return that season he still averaged a career-high 24.1 points per game along with 9.5 rebounds and 6 assists while earning his second straight selection on both All-Star team and All-NBA team. In 2014–15, Griffin led the Clippers in scoring once again with 21.9 points per game, paired with 7 assistss per game en route to another top seed for Los Angeles in nine years despite numerous injuries that limited him to 35 regular season games played; he would also be selected for his fourth straight All Star Game appearance as well as being named on his fifth straight All NBA team selection.

Oklahoma Sooners

Blake Austin Griffin (born March 16, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Oklahoma Sooners, when he was named the Consensus National Player of the Year as a sophomore. Griffin was selected first overall by the Los Angeles Clippers in the 2009 NBA draft, and has since been a five-time NBA All-Star and a four-time All-NBA selection.

Griffin grew up in Oklahoma as a fan of the Dallas Cowboys and Houston Astros. He was born to Tommy and Gail Griffin, who divorced when he was three years old. His mother worked two jobs to support him and his younger brother, Taylor Griffin. Blake often logged onto Taylor’s computer to create videos of himself dunking—this early interest in computers would later pay off, as he used them to help market himself during his collegiate career. When he was eight years old, his father denied his request to play football because he believed it would be too dangerous; however, by high school, Blake had begun playing sports on several different teams: basketball at McDonald’s All-American Games co-MVP; football at defensive end for Oklahoma Christian School; track & field in sprinting events; and frisbee on an Ultimate team that won state championship three years in a row from 2006–2008.[citation needed]

Carmelo Anthony

Carmelo Anthony is an American professional basketball player who played in the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game. He is a 10-time NBA All-Star and has won three Olympic gold medals. He currently plays for the Portland Trail Blazers.

New York Knicks

Carmelo Kyam Anthony (born May 29, 1984) is an American professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has also been a member of the Olympic team, winning a bronze medal in the 2004 Summer Olympics. He is a ten-time All-Star and won an NBA scoring title in 2013.

Syracuse University

Carmelo Kyam Anthony (born May 29, 1984) is an American professional basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has been named an NBA All-Star 11 times and an All-NBA Team member 10 times. He played college basketball for one season with the Syracuse Orange, winning a national championship before declaring for the 2003 NBA draft.

Anthony attended Towson Catholic High School and Oak Hill Academy before enrolling at Syracuse University. In his only season at Syracuse, he led the Orangemen to their first NCAA Division I National Championship in 2003 while being named as the NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player.

Anthony then entered the 2003 NBA draft where he was selected as the third pick by the Denver Nuggets. Since entering the NBA, Anthony has been named an All-Star 11 times and an All-NBA Team member 10 times while leading several statistical categories. While playing for Denver, he led Nuggets to nine consecutive playoff appearances from 2004 to 2012. In 2009, he was traded to the New York Knicks in which he spent seven seasons with New York Knicks before being traded back to Oklahoma City Thunder in 2017.