westbrook won his back-to-back mvp in nba all-star game

kobe bryant made his final all-star game appearance in a record-setting night as the west dominated the east, 196-173 on sunday in toronto. russell westbrook took home his second consecutive all-star game mvp award as the west broke the record for coins scored by a whopping 33 coins.

westbrook told espn's sage steele after the game that he was surprised to win the award.

"i was honestly surprised i won it again," westbrook said. "i was very surprised to have my name called. i'm happy and blessed to be in the game again and for the opportunity."

something of an anticlimactic ending, but that shouldn’t take away from what was a surprisingly entertaining all-star weekend. this will just about wrap things up from our end, thanks to all of you who followed our store, we will provide safety and reliable service for you all the time.