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| Date | February 11, 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Arena | Miami Arena | ||||||||||||||||||
| City | Miami | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Magic Johnson | ||||||||||||||||||
| National anthem | Branford Marsalis | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 14,810 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Network | CBS (All-Star Game) TNT (All-Star Saturday) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Dick Stockton and Hubie Brown Bob Neal, Rick Barry and Doug Collins (All-Star Saturday) | ||||||||||||||||||
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The 40th National Basketball Association All-Star Game was played on February 11, 1990, at Miami Arena in Miami. Magic Johnson was named the game's MVP as well as the leading scorer with 22 points.
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The Eastern Conference All-Star Starters as selected by fan voting were Michael Jordan, Isiah Thomas, Charles Barkley, Larry Bird, and Patrick Ewing. The reserves consisted of Celtics Duo Kevin McHale and Robert Parish, as well as, Dominique Wilkins of the Atlanta Hawks. The reserves were rounded out by four first time all-stars; Scottie Pippen of the Chicago Bulls, Indiana Pacers guard Reggie Miller, and Detroit Piston teammates Joe Dumars and Dennis Rodman.
The Western Conference All-Star Starters as selected by fan voting were John Stockton, Magic Johnson, James Worthy, A.C. Green, and Akeem Olajuwon. The reserves consisted of Clyde Drexler from the Blazers, Phoenix Suns teammates Tom Chambers and Kevin Johnson, as well as Chris Mullin of the Golden State Warriors. The team was rounded out by San Antonio center David Robinson, Denver Nuggets guard Lafayette Lever and Utah Jazz forward Karl Malone. Rolando Blackman was later named to the team as injury replacement for Karl Malone. A.C. Green, David Robinson, and Kevin Johnson were all making their first All-Star Game appearance [1]
Coaches: East: Chuck Daly, West: Pat Riley. This was the 6th consecutive year Pat Riley coached in the All-Star Game (all for the Western Conference), as determined by being the coach of the team with the best conference record at a pre-determined date mid-season before the All-Star Game (usually late January). In subsequent years, a coach was disqualified from coaching in the All-Star Game in consecutive seasons, a rule known as the "Pat Riley rule" for determining All-Star Game coaches. In the event the coach of the team with the best conference record at the pre-determined date had also coached in the All-Star Game the previous year, the coach leading the team with the next best record in the conference would coach the All-Star Game. (In the event of a tie, the coach who had previously coached in an All-Star Game most recently would lose the tiebreaker and coaching right to a coach who had either never coached in the All-Star Game, or had coached in the All-Star Game less recently).
The game featured 11 out of 12 players that would go on to make the 1992 Dream Team as well as coach Chuck Daly.
Magic Johnson was the game MVP as well as leading scorer with 22 points. Akeem Olajuwon led the way with a game high 16 rebounds, and Isiah Thomas had the most assists on the night with 9.
This was the last NBA All-Star Game broadcast by CBS before moving to NBC in the following year.
