1992 NBA All-Star Game


The 1992 NBA All-Star Game was the 42nd edition of the All-Star Game. It was hosted at the Orlando Arena in Orlando, Florida on February 9, 1992, where the West defeated the East, 153–113. The game is memorable for the return of Los Angeles Lakers guard Magic Johnson, who retired before the 1991–92 NBA season after contracting HIV. Johnson was given the MVP award. He also took the final shot of the game, a three-pointer, and the final 14½ seconds of the game were not played. The game was broadcast by NBC for the second consecutive year.

Overview

The All-Star Game features NBA players voted in by fans and coaches by conference and position. The teams are divided into the Western Conference and Eastern Conference. All 11 professional basketball players of the "Dream Team," the 1992 United States Olympic men's basketball team, were also on the 1992 All-Star Game roster.

Game description

Los Angeles Lakers guard Magic Johnson had announced his retirement at the beginning of the 1991–92 season due to testing positive for HIV. Nevertheless, he was voted in by the fans as a guard for the Western Conference team in the All-Star Game. He led all players with 25 points and was awarded the MVP. He also took the final shot of the game, a three-pointer, after which point the game ended with 14.5 seconds left, as players ran onto the court to congratulate Johnson and exchange high-fives. Of his performance, Gary Washburn of the Boston Globe wrote, "It was supposed to be a swan song, one of professional sport's most emotional and riveting moments: the farewell of Magic Johnson from the NBA and perhaps mainstream society after announcing that he had contracted HIV."
The game ended with the West defeating the East 153–113, setting a new record for largest margin of victory in the NBA All-Star Game.

Rosters

Western All-Stars

PlayerTeamMinFgmFgaFtmFtaRebAstPts
Karl MaloneUTA1957127311
Chris MullinGS2467001313
David RobinsonSA1879585219
Clyde DrexlerPOR281015009622
Earvin JohnsonLAL29912445925
Tim HardawayGS20510220714
Hakeem OlajuwonHOU203611427
Jeff HornacekPHX2457002311
Otis ThorpeHOU41100002
James WorthyLAL144711419
John StocktonUTA1858001512
Dan MajerlePHX122500324
Dikembe MutomboDEN102400214
TOTAL240649814204344153

Eastern All-Stars

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