Playing in his home arena, Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry put on a show at the revamped All-Star Game on Sunday. Curry led Team Shaq to a win while getting crowned All-Star MVP for the second time in his career.
The 2025 All-Star Game featured a new format that saw three All-Star teams, each coached by Shaquille O’Neal, Kenny Smith, and Charles Barkley, and the Rising Stars team coached by Candace Parker, square off in a mini-tournament. All games had a target score of 40 points.
Team Shaq got a 42-35 win over Team Candace, while Team Chuck got a 41-31 win over Team Kenny in the semi-finals. The finals saw a stacked Team Shaq, which featured Curry, Kevin Durant, James Harden, Jason Tatum, and Damian Lillard in its starting lineup, dominate Team Chuck for a 41-25 win.
Curry scored eight points in the semifinals and added 12 points in the finals. All of his points in the finals came from behind the arc, including a half-court three-pointer to give Team Shaq a 26-15 lead.
“It was one of those little flurries, just having fun,” Curry said after the game. “The half-court shot, I was going to take one at some point. [Nikola] Jokic was picking me up at half court, which was hilarious.”
Curry ended up getting 12 out of the 14 votes for All-Star MVP, with Tatum and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander receiving one vote each. He is the 15th player in NBA All-Star Game history to get multiple MVP honors.
