Almost two years since NBA commissioner Adam Silver announced just before the 2020 NBA All-Star Game that the game’s MVP trophy would be renamed after the late Kobe Bryant, the league on Thursday announced a redesigned trophy for the award. The new trophy contains several tributes to the Lakers legend and his career throughout its design.
The NBA collaborated with Los Angeles-based artist Victor Solomon to redesign the awards hardware for its All-Star festivities, including the Rising Stars game, three-point contest, slam-dunk contest, skills competition and even the celebrity game. But the highlight of the collection is a massive multi-layered trophy jam-packed with homages to Bryant’s 20-year, Hall-of-Fame Lakers career.