Micah Parsons struck Team Stephen A like an opposition quarterback Friday, propelling Team Shannon to a 100-91 win in the 2024 Ruffles NBA All-Star Celebrity Game.
INDIANAPOLIS – Dallas Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons hit Team Stephen A like an opposition quarterback Friday, guiding Team Shannon to a 100-91 win in the 2024 Ruffles NBA All-Star Celebrity Game.
Playing atop 25 million LEDs lighting an inventive floor, Parsons destroyed Team Stephen A for 37 points and 16 rebounds on the way to winning MVP. The three-time Pro Bowl linebacker anticipated before intermission that he’d score 40.
With the game tied 78-78 with 4:53 left, Team Shannon scored back-to-back 4-point possessions from Los Angeles Rams receiver Puka Nacua (16 points) and actor Dylan Wang to take a 12-point lead. From then on, NFL stars Parsons and Nacua closed it out for Team Shannon.
Parsons claimed MVP with huge dunks, aggressive downhill drives, and an assortment of moves, not to mention physical power and tenacity.
Nacua sprinkled in highlight dunks against an overmatched Team Stephen A, whose roster was led by Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud, content producer Tristan Jass, and Olympic high jump gold champion Gianmarco Tamberi, who was playing in the game for the second time in two years.
Instead of competing on the debate stage of ESPN’s “First Take,” the network’s celebrities, Stephen A. Smith and NFL Hall of Famer Shannon Sharpe, took it to the hardwood as coaches for their teams. Rapper 50 Cent worked as an assistant for Sharpe, while Smith’s staff featured rapper Lil Wayne and Las Vegas Aces player A’ja Wilson.
Played at Lucas Oil Stadium, home of the NFL’s Indianapolis Colts, this game included a cross-section of luminaries from the realms of entertainment and sports. Kansas City receiver Mecole Hardman Jr. also represented the NFL in this event.
Jennifer Hudson, the youngest female EGOT winner, headed up the entertainment, which featured Grammy-nominated artists AJ McLean, Walker Hayes, SiR, and actor Quincy Isaiah, who portrayed Magic Johnson in the HBO series “Winning Time.” WNBA stars Jewell Loyd and Natasha Cloud also participated.
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