Kobe Bryant All-Star Game MVP Award
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The Kobe Bryant All-Star Game MVP Award is the NBA’s annual honor given to the most outstanding player in the league’s All-Star Game, renamed in 2020 to commemorate the late Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Kobe Bryant All-Star Game MVP Award Context triple: [NBA All-Star Game 2020, MVPAwardName, Kobe Bryant All-Star Game MVP Award]
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NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award
The NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award is an annual honor given to the player judged to have the most outstanding performance during the NBA’s championship series.
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NBA All-Star Game
The NBA All-Star Game is an annual midseason exhibition basketball game that showcases the league’s top players, featuring fan-selected stars, high-scoring play, and a weekend of related events and festivities.
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NBA All-Defensive Team
The NBA All-Defensive Team is an annual honor recognizing the league’s best defensive players at each position, as voted on by a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters.
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NABC Defensive Player of the Year
The NABC Defensive Player of the Year is an annual college basketball award recognizing the top defensive player in NCAA Division I men's basketball as selected by the National Association of Basketball Coaches.
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NBA champion
The NBA champion is the team that wins the league’s annual postseason tournament, earning the title as the best team in the National Basketball Association for that season.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Kobe Bryant All-Star Game MVP Award Target entity description: The Kobe Bryant All-Star Game MVP Award is the NBA’s annual honor given to the most outstanding player in the league’s All-Star Game, renamed in 2020 to commemorate the late Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant.
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A.
NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award
The NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award is an annual honor given to the player judged to have the most outstanding performance during the NBA’s championship series.
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B.
NBA All-Star Game
The NBA All-Star Game is an annual midseason exhibition basketball game that showcases the league’s top players, featuring fan-selected stars, high-scoring play, and a weekend of related events and festivities.
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C.
NBA All-Defensive Team
The NBA All-Defensive Team is an annual honor recognizing the league’s best defensive players at each position, as voted on by a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters.
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D.
NABC Defensive Player of the Year
The NABC Defensive Player of the Year is an annual college basketball award recognizing the top defensive player in NCAA Division I men's basketball as selected by the National Association of Basketball Coaches.
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E.
NBA champion
The NBA champion is the team that wins the league’s annual postseason tournament, earning the title as the best team in the National Basketball Association for that season.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| instanceOf |
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basketball award ⓘ sports trophy ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlayer | Kobe Bryant ⓘ |
| associatedWithTeam | Los Angeles Lakers ⓘ |
| awardedFor | most valuable performance in the NBA All-Star Game ⓘ |
| category |
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| commemorates | Kobe Bryant's legacy and impact on the NBA ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | professional ⓘ |
| contextOfRenaming | renamed shortly after Kobe Bryant's death in a helicopter crash in January 2020 ⓘ |
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United States of America
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| event | NBA All-Star Game ⓘ |
| firstYearUnderCurrentName | 2020 ⓘ |
| formerName | NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| gender | men's basketball ⓘ |
| hasEligibility | NBA players selected to the All-Star Game ⓘ |
| honors | most outstanding player in the NBA All-Star Game ⓘ |
| inceptionAsAllStarMVPConcept | 1951 ⓘ |
| KobeBryantAllStarMVPs | Kobe Bryant won the NBA All-Star Game MVP Award four times ⓘ |
| KobeBryantAllStarMVPYears |
Kobe Bryant won the NBA All-Star Game MVP Award in 2002
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Kobe Bryant won the NBA All-Star Game MVP Award in 2007 ⓘ Kobe Bryant won the NBA All-Star Game MVP Award in 2009 ⓘ Kobe Bryant won the NBA All-Star Game MVP Award in 2011 ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| league | National Basketball Association ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Kobe Bryant ⓘ |
| notes | the NBA All-Star Game MVP existed before 2020 under a different name ⓘ |
| organizer | NBA All-Star organizing committee ⓘ |
| partOf |
NBA Awards
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| presentedBy | National Basketball Association ⓘ |
| reasonForRenaming | to commemorate Kobe Bryant after his death in 2020 ⓘ |
| renamedInHonorOf | Kobe Bryant ⓘ |
| renamingYear | 2020 ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria | performance in the NBA All-Star Game ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | voted on after the NBA All-Star Game ⓘ |
| shortName |
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| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| trophyType | individual player award ⓘ |
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