A look back at previous NBA All-Star Games in Los Angeles

Los Angeles has long had a love affair with basketball, so it’s only appropriate that the city is hosting the NBA All-Star Game for a seventh time this weekend at the Intuit Dome. Previous L.A. games were held in 1963, 1972, 1983, 2004, 2011 and 2018, with Staples Center (now Crypto.com Arena) hosting the three most recent events.

Icons of the sport have been named the game’s MVP every time it has been held in L.A. – Bill Russell, Jerry West, Julius Erving, Shaquille O’Neal, Kobe Bryant and LeBron James ...