{"id":485818,"date":"2026-02-17T13:30:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T13:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/485818\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T13:30:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T13:30:10","slug":"nba-all-star-mvp-earns-exclusive-praise-from-lebron-james-only-the-best-receive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/485818\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA All-Star MVP earns exclusive praise from LeBron James, only the best receive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LeBron James lavished praise on Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards after the NBA All-Star Game, saying he&#8217;s got a fan and a friend in him for life.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/teams\/357-los-angeles-lakers.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Los Angeles Lakers<\/a> superstar <a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/players\/1642-lebron-james\/news.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">LeBron James<\/a> gave high praise to <a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/teams\/394-minnesota-timberwolves.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Minnesota Timberwolves<\/a> rising star <a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/players\/34793-anthony-edwards.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Anthony Edwards<\/a> following the NBA All-Star Game last weekend.<\/p>\n<p>\t\tLos Angeles Lakers \/ Schedule<\/p>\n<p>LeBron congratulated Edwards on earning his first NBA All-Star Game MVP award and offered words of admiration reserved for only an exclusive group of players.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Love Ant-Man. Everything about him. On the court, off the court. Happy for him, first of many All-Star MVPs for him. I love Ant, he&#8217;s got a fan in me and a friend in me for life,&#8221; LeBron said after the game, <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/lebron-james-claims-fan-friend-100000129.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">via Yahoo Sports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Edwards scored 32 points over three games for the USA Stars as they defeated LeBron&#8217;s USA Stripes to win the 2026 All-Star Game Championship.<\/p>\n<p>This season, Edwards is having one of the best campaigns of his career, averaging 29.3 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 3.7 assists per game, leading the Timberwolves to a 34-22 record so far in the Western Conference.<\/p>\n<p>                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/plus?utm_source=basketnews_com&amp;utm_medium=bn_plus&amp;utm_id=UA-259273-31&amp;utm_campaign=banners_free_content_for_not_members_bottom_7\" class=\"banners_paid_content_info_block_white banners-paid-content-info-block-white\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>                                                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bn-plus-img img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/bn-plus.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                            Thank you for reading us! 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