1983 NBA All-Star Game
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| Date | February 13, 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Arena | The Forum | ||||||||||||||||||
| City | Inglewood | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Julius Erving | ||||||||||||||||||
| National anthem | Marvin Gaye | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 17,505 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Network | CBS | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Dick Stockton, Bill Russell, Pat O'Brien | ||||||||||||||||||
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The 33rd National Basketball Association All-Star Game was played on February 13, 1983, at The Forum in Inglewood, California. The Eastern Conference defeated the Western Conference, 132–123. The Most Valuable Player was Julius Erving of the Philadelphia 76ers. Billy Cunningham, head coach of the Eastern Conference leader Philadelphia 76ers, coached the East team. Pat Riley, head coach of the Western Conference leader Los Angeles Lakers, coached the West team. Both would be the coaches at the following summer's NBA Finals.
The game was most notable for being one of Marvin Gaye's last televised appearances, where he sang a soulful, drum machine-accompanied version of "The Star-Spangled Banner" before the game. This rendition gained newfound fame in 2008 when Nike used it in a video promoting the United States men's national basketball team. The colors were by the Edwards Air Force Base color guard, carrying the American, California, and Air Force flags.