Star Jamaican basketballer Norman Powell first ever appearance in the NBA All Star weekend, saw the Miami Heat forward at a double loss, with his Team World falling in a pair of games against domestic talent.

In his 11th season, 32 year old Powell, was selected as an All-Star reserve by Eastern Conference coaches and played for the World team because of his time with the Jamaican national team, the country of his father’s heritage.

Playing off the bench in a pair of 12-minute games, Powell first went scoreless on 0-for-3 shooting in 6:55 in his team’s first game, a 37-35 loss to team stars, a game that went to overtime and was won on a 3-pointer by Toronto Raptors star Scottie Barnes.

In his team’s second game, Powell closed with five points on 2-of-4 shooting in 6:45, helping tie it late before Los Angeles clippers forward Kawhi Leonard, playing in his home arena, gave team stripes a 48-45 victory with a decisive 3-pointer.

“Experience was amazing, no complaints,” Powell said following his first All-Star Game, according to the Sun Sentinel’s Ira Winderman. “Being able to participate in a full weekend for the first time, the Three-Point contest and the All-Star Game. Just enjoying and creating memories with all the guys that I’ve gone up against and competed with and looked up to before I even made it to the NBA. So it’s an A-plus weekend for me.”

Sunday’s appearance for Powell came after he finished fifth in the 3-point contest on All-star Saturday.

Team USA Stars won the round-robin competition, with that roster’s Anthony Edwards named the most valuable player of the tournament, winning the Kobe Bryant award.

The 11-year veteran is having a career season with the Heat, averaging 23.0 points, 3.6 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.2 steals per game across 45 contests. He’s shooting 47.4 percent from the floor, 39.6 percent from 3-point range and 84.3 percent from the free-throw line as well.

Even though he’s dealt with multiple injuries, Powell has been arguably the Heat’s best offensive player through the team’s first 56 games. Even though he appeared in 14 minutes on Sunday, its the hope that the 6-foot-2 guard is refreshed heading into the final stretch of the 2025-26 campaign.