"After three exciting games, it was Vince Carter's team that emerged as champion of the Rising Stars Challenge on Friday night at Intuit Dome, beating Carmelo Anthony's team 25-24 in the championship game in one of the featured events highlighting NBA All-Star weekend. Philadelphia 76ers rookie shooting guard VJ Edgecombe was named most valuable player after making the tying and winning free throws."
"In the first semifinal, Team Melo took an early 12-4 lead but found itself trailing 30-26 to Team Rivers. Houston's Reed Sheppard made a corner three-pointer that gave his team a 34-32 lead before San Antonio's Dylan Harper ended the sprint to 40 points with a 15-foot jumper to seal Team Melo's 40-34 triumph. Portland's Donovan Clingan led the way with nine points for the victors while Yanic Konan Niederhäuser of the San Diego Clippers had 10 for the G Leaguers."
Vince Carter's team won the Rising Stars Challenge 25-24 at Intuit Dome, with VJ Edgecombe named MVP after making the tying and winning free throws. Team Vince advanced to the final by defeating Team T-Mac 41-36, with Edgecombe scoring 17 points including a long fallaway jumper. Team Melo beat Team Rivers 40-34, paced by Donovan Clingan's nine points while G League players contributed notable performances. The Rookie Challenge began in 1994 and was renamed Rising Stars Challenge in 2012 to include sophomores. Since 2023 the format features 28 players: 21 rookies and sophomores and seven G League players. The Celebrity Game took place at the Kia Forum, where Victor Wembanyama tossed the jump ball and rapper GloRilla won the opening tip against Taylor Frankie Paul.
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