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The 2004 NBA All-Star Game was Staples Center's first hosted NBA All-Star game. Shaquille O'Neal was named MVP of the game where he put up 24 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Western Conference All-Star team to a win over the Eastern Conference All-Star Team. The Rookie Challenge prior to the All-Star Game that was claimed to be one of the most exciting games featuring a few stars like LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Carmelo Anthony, and Chris Bosh were amongst the players to play in the rookie game.

The 2011 NBA All-Star Game was hosted in the Staples Center. Kobe Bryant, one of the NBA's most perennial All-Stars, was named the All-Star Game MVP, scoring a game-high 37 points and 14 rebounds, giving him one of his four NBA All-Star Game MVP's of his career. Bryant led the Western Conference All-Star team to a 148-143 victory of the Eastern Conference All-Star team.

The 2018 NBA All-Star Game was the third NBA All-Star game to be hosted in the Staples Center. This All-Star Game was the first of 67 NBA All-Star Games to have a team captain to choose a roster of voted All-Stars on their team. The team captains included LeBron James and Stephen Curry, both leading the league in NBA-All Star votes.Team LeBron was victorious over Team Steph in a 148-145 nail-biter. James led his team with 29 points and a go-ahead layup towards the end of the game to earn his third NBA All-Star Game MVP.

Taylor Swift was given a banner to be the first performer to sell out 16 shows of her tour called, "The 1989 World Tour," at the Staples Center since it first opened on October 17, 1999. Swift was presented with the banner from Staples Center's legend Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers on August 21, 2015.