NBA All-Star Weekend Celebrity Game - 2013 NBA All-Star Celebrity Game

2013 NBA All-Star Celebrity Game

The 2013 Sprint NBA All-Star Celebrity Game was played on Friday, February 15, 2013 at the Sprint Arena in Houston, Texas. The game featured 18 players including Jamaican Olympic sprinter Usain Bolt, Entertainment Tonight correspondent Rocsi Diaz, actor Josh Hutcherson, ESPN Radio's Ryen Russillo, and ABC News correspondent John Schriffen. Returning to play this year's edition are TV personality/actor Nick Cannon, rapper/actor Common, United States Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, E! News' co-anchor Terrence Jenkins, singer/actor Ne-Yo, singer/songwriter Trey Songz, and comedian/actor & the 2012's NBA All-Star Celebrity Game Most Valuable Player Kevin Hart. The NBA legends joining the roster are former San Antonio Spurs players Bruce Bowen & Sean Elliott, four-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year Dikembe Mutombo, and Houston Cougars & Houston Rockets legend Clyde Drexler. And rounding out the roster are current WNBA players, from the Indiana Fever, forward Tamika Catchings and Minnesota Lynx forward Maya Moore. The head coach of the East Team is Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook and his assistant is rapper/actress Queen Latifah, and the head coach of the West Team is Houston Rockets shooting guard James Harden and his assistant is TV host/actress Samantha Harris.

Josh Hutcherson was the leading scorer of the East Team with 11 points which also includes three 3-pointers, Arne Duncan and Terrence Jenkins were the leading scorers of the West Team with 11 points, however teammate Kevin Hart who scored five points, three rebounds, and one assist was named Celebrity Game MVP for the second successive year. Hart became the second player to the win the Most Valuable Player award twice since Terrell Owens won it in 2008 and 2009.