WATCH: The greatest moments in the history of All-Star Weekend
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Saturday 16 February 2019 21:41, UK
Take a trip down All-Star memory lane as we relive some of the highlight moments of All-Star games of the past.
From Julius Erving winning MVP in the first All-Star game following the ABA-NBA merger in 1977, to Russell Westbrook setting the record for the most points in a half with 27 at Madison Square Garden in 2015, and all that came between.
1988 saw Michael Jordan win the first of his three career All-Star Game MVP awards, an achievement bettered only by Bob Pettit and Kobe Bryant (4), who won his first in 2002.
Meanwhile, we remember Magic Johnson's emotional return to the NBA in 1992 and Jordan's efforts in 1997, when he became the first player to record a triple-double in All-Star Game history.
Jordan would play in his final All-Star Game in 2003 and two years later, LeBron James made his debut in the event alongside Dwyane Wade, who would claim the MVP in 2010 in front of 108,713 fans at Cowboys Stadium - the largest crowd to ever watch a basketball game.
Click on the video above to see the greatest moments in All-Star history.
Then check out the best dunks in All-Star Game history, as Tracy McGrady serves it up to himself off the glass before slamming home and Vince Carter blows by Kobe to throw down that reverse 360 two-hand jam.
Also in there is the power of Giannis, Shaq and Lebron - check out these thunderous moves from All-Star games of the past in the video below.
And if that wasn't enough, how about treating yourself to the most outrageous circus shots from previous All-Star Weekends.
Check out Kobe's spectacular hook shot, Steph Curry's outrageous hand-switch lay-up and Allen Iverson's scoop from behind the backboard, all in the video below…
