(Los Angeles, CA) Sacramento Kings guard Bogdan Bogdanovic was named the Most Valuable Player of the 2018 Mtn Dew Kickstart Rising Stars after leading the World Team to a 155-124 victory over the U.S. Team.
Bogdanovic received 51⁄2 of seven possible votes from a six-member media panel and the fans, who counted as one vote.
Home: Team USA 7 Jaylen Brown – 35 points
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0 KyleKuzma – 20 points
Away: Team World 24 Buddy Hield – 29 points
Q. Considering that you weren’t invited to this last year, what was it like to get out there and show people what you do?
JAYLEN BROWN: It was fun. It was a great experience. I appreciate the NBA for having me. I appreciate the coaching staff. I think they did a good job of trying to relay a message for us to compete. We just fell a little bit short today. It happens
Q. Buddy, you said it is an All-Star Game, of course, but what did you take away from this, from playing this well on this stage?
BUDDY HIELD: Oh, you know, I’m just blessed to be here, of course. I just thank God for the opportunity of being here. A lot of people don’t get to be here. You can’t take this opportunity for granted. A lot of guys around the world wish they could be in this position right now.
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