The 2002 American Basketball Association All-Star Game was held at 19,500 seat Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri on Sunday April 14, 2002, at 4:15 p.m. Kansas City Knights defeated ABA All-Stars, a team composed of league stars by 161-138 in front of their home crowd. ABA surprisingly chose the 2002 champions Kansas City Knights for the All-Star game instead of an East-West contest.[1] The Knights had just won the 2nd ever ABA championship a month earlier. Maurice Carter of the Kansas City Knights won the MVP award [2]

The Game

Kansas City Knights won the ABA All Star Game, beating the ABA All-stars by a great margin, 161-138, in front of 4,010 fans. Maurice Carter was unstoppable scoring 46 points, including 14 in the fourth quarter when the Knights pulled away. John Ford, a 6-foot-10 center and late-season addition for the Knights, had also an impressive performance, scoring 24 points.

All-Star Teams

Rosters

Kansas City Knights-

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The 2002 ABA season".
  2. ↑ "kansas city knights tournament".
  • game results
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