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Bemærkelsesværdige Øjeblikke:
1951 – Ed Macauley – Boston Garden, Boston, MA
1952 – Paul Arizin – Boston Garden, Boston, MA
1953 – George Mikan – Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, Fort Wayne, IN
1954 – Bob Cousy – Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
1955 – Bill Sharman – Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
1956 – Bob Pettit – Rochester War Memorial Coliseum, Rochester, NY
1957 – Bob Cousy – Boston Garden, Boston, MA
1958 – Bob Pettit – Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, MO
1959 – Elgin Baylor / Bob Pettit – Olympia Stadium, Detroit, MI
1960 – Wilt Chamberlain – Convention Hall, Philadelphia, PA
1961 – Oscar Robertson – Onondaga War Memorial, Syracuse, NY
1962 – Bob Pettit – Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, MO
1963 – Bill Russell – Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
1964 – Oscar Robertson – Boston Garden, Boston, MA
1965 – Jerry Lucas – Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, MO
1966 – Adrian Smith – Cincinnati Gardens, Cincinnati, OH
1967 – Rick Barry – Cow Palace, Daly City, CA
1968 – Hal Greer – Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
1969 – Oscar Robertson – Baltimore Civic Center, Baltimore, MD
1970 – Willis Reed – Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
1971 – Lenny Wilkens – San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, CA
1972 – Jerry West – The Forum, Inglewood, CA
1973 – Dave Cowens – Chicago Stadium, Chicago, IL
1974 – Bob Lanier – Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, WA
1975 – Walt Frazier – Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, AZ
1976 – Dave Bing – Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
1977 – Julius Erving – MECCA Arena, Milwaukee, WI
1978 – Randy Smith – Omni Coliseum, Atlanta, GA
1979 – David Thompson – Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, MI
1980 – George Gervin – Capital Centre, Landover, MD
1981 – Nate Archibald – Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, OH
1982 – Larry Bird – Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
1983 – Julius Erving – The Forum, Inglewood, CA
1984 – Isiah Thomas – McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, CO
1985 – Ralph Sampson – Hoosier Dome, Indianapolis, IN
1986 – Isiah Thomas – Reunion Arena, Dallas, TX
1987 – Tom Chambers – Kingdome, Seattle, WA
1988 – Michael Jordan – Chicago Stadium, Chicago, IL
1989 – Karl Malone – Astrodome, Houston, TX
1990 – Magic Johnson – Miami Arena, Miami, FL
1991 – Charles Barkley – Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, NC
1992 – Magic Johnson – Orlando Arena, Orlando, FL
1993 – Karl Malone / John Stockton – Delta Center, Salt Lake City, UT
1994 – Scottie Pippen – Target Center, Minneapolis, MN
1995 – Mitch Richmond – America West Arena, Phoenix, AZ
1996 – Michael Jordan – Alamodome, San Antonio, TX
1997 – Glen Rice – Gund Arena, Cleveland, OH
1998 – Michael Jordan – Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
1999 – ❌ AFLYST – Lockout
2000 – Tim Duncan / Shaquille O’Neal – The Arena in Oakland, Oakland, CA
2001 – Allen Iverson – MCI Center, Washington, D.C.
2002 – Kobe Bryant – First Union Center, Philadelphia, PA
2003 – Kevin Garnett – Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA
2004 – Shaquille O’Neal – Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA
2005 – Allen Iverson – Pepsi Center, Denver, CO
2006 – LeBron James – Toyota Center, Houston, TX
2007 – Kobe Bryant – Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, NV
2008 – LeBron James – New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, LA
2009 – Shaquille O’Neal / Kobe Bryant – US Airways Center, Phoenix, AZ
2010 – Dwyane Wade – Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, TX
2011 – Kobe Bryant – Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA
2012 – Kevin Durant – Amway Center, Orlando, FL
2013 – Chris Paul – Toyota Center, Houston, TX
2014 – Kyrie Irving – Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, LA
2015 – Russell Westbrook – Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
2016 – Russell Westbrook – Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON
2017 – Anthony Davis – Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, LA
2018 – LeBron James – Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA
2019 – Kevin Durant – Spectrum Center, Charlotte, NC
2020 – Kawhi Leonard – United Center, Chicago, IL
2021 – Giannis Antetokounmpo – State Farm Arena, Atlanta, GA
2022 – Stephen Curry – Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, OH
2023 – Jayson Tatum – Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City, UT
2024 – Damian Lillard – Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN
2025 – Stephen Curry – Madison Square Garden, New York, NY