US EditionPhilly Special: V.J. Edgecombe Leads Team Vince to Victory at NBA All-Star Weekend's Rising Stars
Philadelphia rookie VJ Edgecombe scored 17 points in the semifinal and secured the MVP with clutch free throws, leading Team Vince to a 25-24 win at the Rising Stars event.
- On Friday, Philadelphia rookie VJ Edgecombe led Team Vince to victory in the Rising Stars event at NBA All-Star weekend, scoring 17 points and sealing the win with two free throws.
- The Rising Stars tournament uses a four-team, set-point format featuring rookies, sophomores and G League prospects, with championships decided first to 25 points since four years ago.
- Edgecombe scored 17 in the semifinal and finished with 23 combined points, then drew a foul on Donovan Clingan and calmly hit two free throws to seal Team Vince's 25-24 final win.
- Named Rising Stars MVP, VJ Edgecombe earned the award after his performance that highlighted young talent and delivered competitive entertainment at NBA All-Star weekend.
- A one-point, first-to-25 final showcased tight defense and memorable moments such as Dylan Harper's semifinal game-winner over Ron Harper Jr., with strong G League prospects on display.
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The 75th edition of the All Star NBA started this Friday on the Los Angeles Clippers spaceship with the ‘Rising Stars Challenge’, where young promises are measured in a mini-worldly kind that seeks to return the magic to one of the most attractive formats of basketball. The home of the Clippers hosted the exhibition game that mixed novices and second-year players and the G League in a tournament of four teams, mini-tournament format, in which Te…
The Philadelphia player was instrumental in his team's victory in Los Angeles.
Outside Atlanta, the NBA All-Star weekend kicked off with the Rising Stars game, with Chicago Bulls player Matas Buzelis celebrating the victory and lifting the trophy. He represented the team assembled by the legendary Vince Carter.
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76ers’ VJ Edgecombe leads Team Vince to Rising Stars title, shares Abdul-Jabbar moment
INGLEWOOD — Philadelphia 76ers guard VJ Edgecombe’s smile wouldn’t dissipate. The Bahamian rookie was speaking of his joy for basketball, the ability to provide for his family and the hot start to his first NBA season, building a profile for himself in the City of Brotherly Love. But on Friday night, after winning the Rising Stars MVP honors following his 17-point semifinal performance and game-sealing plays in the championship game, Edgecombe c…
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By GREG BEACHAM INGLEWOOD, California, U.S.A. (AP) — Philadelphia rookie V.J. Edgecombe led Team Vince Friday to victory in the NBA's Ascending Star Duel. Edgecombe scored 17 points in the semifinal, before hitting two free shots to sentence the final. The duel is framed in the weekend of the Dylan Harper Star Game, San Antonio's escort, closed the first semifinal in a memorable way by scoring the winning basket on Ron Harper Jr., his older brot…
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