Bieber is MVP of NBA celebrity game

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Justin Bieber is named MVP of the NBA's celebrity basketball game Friday night.

Singer Justin Bieber, center, makes his way down the court during a BBVA All-Star celebrity basketball game at the NBA All Star Weekend in Los Angeles, Friday, Feb. 18, 2011.

Singer Justin Bieber, right, shakes hands with former NBA basketball player Magic Johnson before a BBVA All-Star celebrity basketball game at the NBA All Star Weekend in Los Angeles, Friday, Feb. 18, 2011.

Former NBA basketball player Scottie Pippen, top, hugs Justin Bieber during a BBVA All-Star celebrity basketball game at the NBA All Star Weekend in Los Angeles.

A fan blows a kiss to Justin Bieber, foreground right, while watching a BBVA All-Star celebrity basketball game at the NBA All Star Weekend in Los Angeles, Friday, Feb. 18, 2011.

Singer Justin Bieber warms up before a BBVA All-Star celebrity basketball game at the NBA All Star Weekend in Los Angeles, Friday, Feb. 18, 2011. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Zach Visconti, 8, and his brother Robert Visconti 14, from New York, take their photo with a wax figure of Los Angeles Lakers basketball star Kobe Bryant on Friday, Feb. 18, 2011, at Madame Tussauds in Los Angeles. The city is hosting the NBA All Star Game this weekend.

Sophomore Wesley Matthews (2), of the Portland Trail Blazers, drives to the basket in front of rookie Landry Fields, of the New York Knicks, during the first half of the Rookie Challenge game during the NBA basketball All-Star Weekend, Friday, Feb. 18, 2011, in Los Angeles. Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

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Singer Justin Bieber, center, makes his way down the court during a BBVA All-Star celebrity basketball game at the NBA All Star Weekend in Los Angeles, Friday, Feb. 18, 2011.

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