Justin Bieber Wins MVP of NBA All-Star Celebrity Game (video)

Pow Salud February 19, 2011

NBA All-Star weekend is finally upon us, and just like every other year, we're kicking it off this year with easily the least skilled game of the weekend: the Celebrity Game.

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There is one very good reason why this was such a bad game: Justin Bieber won MVP of the game. Now, while I don't have any Bieber fever like the rest of America, I can respect any athlete who rightfully earns an MVP award. The only problems here were, 1: Bieber's team lost 54-49, and 2: Bieber shot an atrocious 3-11 from the field to finish with 8 points, 4 assists, and 2 rebounds.

On what planet are those MVP caliber numbers? I also forgot to mention that in the very same game, Bieber got STUFFED by NBA Hall of Famer Scottie Pippen, who scored 17 points on 6-8 shooting in a winning effort. But of course, this did take place in Los Angeles, and right now, Bieber is obviously infinately more popular than ol' Scottie. So after striking out at the Grammys in LA last week, Bieber finally won some hardware, deserving of it or not.

Each team featured one "General Manager" who picked their team. The GMs here were Late Night host Jimmy Kimmel, and ESPN.com contributor Bill Simmons.

If you want to see who else played, check out the rosters below:

TEAM KIMMEL

Justin Bieber, Grammy nominated singer

Zachary Levi, Chuck

Rob Kardashian, Keeping Up With the Kardashians

Romeo Miller, aka rapper Lil' Romeo and former USC basketball player

Trey Songz, R&B singer

A.C. Green, former NBA player

Rick Fox, former NBA player

Jalen Rose, former NBA player, ESPN NBA analyst

Swin Cash, Forward, Seattle Storm

Coach: Ervin "Magic" Johnson, NBA Hall of Famer