59 NBA All-Star games.á 63 players have been awarded the All-Star Game MVP.
Out of those 63 MVP awards, only six have been awarded to people who have not been, or are not expected to make the Hall of Fame.
Adrian Smith (1966)
Randy Smith (1978)
Ralph Sampson (1985)
Tom Chambers (1987)
Mitch Richmond (1995)
Glen Rice (1997)
That is 90.5 percent of All-Star Game MVP's who will be or are already in the Hall of Fame.
Many people have said recently, with the Pro Bowl about two weeks ago and the NBA's All-Star game happening yesterday, that the All-Star game does not matter.
But the game seems more prophetic than entertaining.
It's hard to say why this statistic is the way it is.á But logic will dictate that the ability to rise above 23 other players, and shine the brightest, is ...
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