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| Date | February 9, 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Arena | Philips Arena | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| City | Atlanta | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Kevin Garnett | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National anthem | Gloria Reuben (CAN) Martina McBride (USA) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Halftime show | Mariah Carey (celebrating the career of Michael Jordan) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 20,325 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | TNT ESPN Radio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Marv Albert, Mike Fratello, and Jeff Van Gundy Kevin Harlan, Danny Ainge, Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith and Magic Johnson (All-Star Saturday Night) Jim Durham and Jack Ramsay | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2003 NBA All-Star Game was an exhibition basketball game which was played on February 9, 2003, at the Philips Arena in Atlanta, home of the Atlanta Hawks. This game was the 52nd edition of the North American National Basketball Association (NBA) All-Star Game and was played during the 2002–03 NBA season.
The West defeated the East 155–145 in double overtime, with Kevin Garnett of the Minnesota Timberwolves winning the Most Valuable Player. Garnett scored 37 points, grabbed 9 rebounds, and had 5 steals. Allen Iverson led the East with 35 points.
This was the first All-Star Game to be transmitted on cable television, through TNT. This was also the 14th and final All-Star Game that Michael Jordan participated in, as a result of his final retirement after the 2002–03 season. It was the most recent NBA All-Star Game to be decided in overtime, as well as the first (and so far only) to be decided in double-overtime.