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PBA Inaugural All-Stars
Date	May 24, 2013
Arena	E. Bautista Memorial Stadium
Host City	Manila, Luzon
Winners and Awards
Three Point Shootout	Drev Harder
MVP	James Yap & Timothy Laranang
Broadcasting
Network	PBA on Rizon
Media	PBA on eRepublik
Chronology
Next	Second PBA All-Stars

The First PBA All-Stars is the annual all-stars event of the Philippine Basketball Association. The events were held on May 24, 2013 at the Eugene Bautista Memorial Stadium in Manila, Luzon. The game was the first edition of the All-Star Game and was played during the league's inaugural season. Highlighting the weekend is the Pink Unicorns vs. Green Bamboos game, where fans voted on who they wanted to play for the game.

Three Point Shootout

• The contestants were picked by the PBA Board from the top three point shooters based on shooting percentage.
• Drev Harder of the Petronas Cules was declared champion. He will defend his title next All-Stars.

All Star Game

The public voted from Day 1997 to Day 2011 their favorite players in each position and favorite managers and board members. After tallying the votes, the top two managers then picked two players each from the top four players in each position.

Voting Results

The following are the candidates who were eligible for the All-Star Game, which had collected at least 1 vote. The players in bold are those who are qualified to play. Highlighted are the players who won the Most Valuable Player award and the winning coaches.

Game Results

The Green Bamboos won against the Pink Unicorns 85-82. James Yap and Timothy Laranang were both crowned as Most Valuable Player as they showed excellent performances each in their respective teams. Evan Brock led the game overall in points as he scored 18. Vernon Macklin was fouled out that caused the Unicorns to up their game and have a 7-4 run.

Gallery

Pink Unicorns Logo

Green Bamboos Logo