Who won the 2023 NBA All-Star Celebrity Game? Top scorer, best plays, and more
The 2023 NBA All-Star-Ruffles Celebrity Game concluded with former NBA superstar Dwayne Wade's team winning the contest by an 81-78 margin. It nearly went into overtime after WWE Superstar The Miz, who played for Utah Jazz Governor Ryan Smith's team, hit a half-court shot. However, The Miz released the ball after the shot clock ran down.
NFL star and Seattle Seahawks wide receiver DK Metcalf was the MVP of the game after tallying 20 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks. He produced some of the best highlight plays ever seen at the All-Star Celebrity Game, giving fans at the Jon M. Huntsman Center plenty to cheer about.
Here are some of the best plays from the night, including The Miz's absurd half-court shot that didn't count:
THE MIZ?!? https://t.co/5PwVifelPi
DK Metcalf and Albert Pujols trade buckets late in Q4 👀
We got a good game on ESPN!
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DK GOT UP 🛫
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Richard Jefferson's still got it 🔨
(via @NBAAllStar)
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Carlos Boozer playing lockdown defense on Guillermo in the paint 💪
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DK Metcalf steals the show at an eventful Celebrity NBA All-Star Game
DK Metcalf stole the show at the 2023 NBA All-Star-Ruffles Celebrity All-Star Game. He started the contest with a thunderous dunk and added six more posters to his collection. Metcalf was no match for the rest of the participants.
However, Team Ryan Smith, led by last year's MVP winner Alex Toussaint made it a close game. WWE star The Miz nearly tied the game with a halfcourt shot, but the clock had run out by then. Nevertheless, the celebrity All-Star game was as fun as it could ever be.
Every quarter saw a new challenge and stipulation that each team had to follow. Meanwhile, former players Richard Jefferson and Carlos Boozer also played a quarter each. Richardson refereed the entire second quarter when the teams had to play a six-on-six contest instead of the traditional five-on-five.
Jefferson then donned Team Ryan's colors in the third quarter after Dwyane Wade's team got the opportunity to play Boozer as part of the pre-quarter stipulation called "Unlock A Legend," in which a team gets to insert a former NBA player mid-game.
Janelle Monae, Calvin Johnson, Kane Brown, Simu Liu and 21 Savage were among the other notable participants at the glamorous event.