Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James and Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo lead the Western and Eastern Conferences, respectively, in the third fan returns of NBA All-Star Voting presented by AT&T.
NBA All-Star Voting will conclude on Saturday, Jan. 20 at 11:59 p.m. ET. Tomorrow (Friday, Jan. 19) will be the final “3-for-1 Day,” when each fan vote counts three times.
The starters for the 2024 NBA All-Star Game will be revealed by TNT on Thursday, Jan. 25 at 7 p.m. ET. Fans account for 50% of the vote to determine the starters. Current NBA players and a media panel account for 25% each.
In the third fan returns, James is followed in the West frontcourt by Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokić in second place and Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant in third place. Jokić is 31,642 votes ahead of Durant.
At West guard, the Dallas Mavericks’ Luka Dončić and the Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry are in first and second place, respectively. The Oklahoma City Thunder’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is in third place and trails Curry by 285,041 votes.
In the East, the top three frontcourt spots are held by Antetokounmpo (No. 1), Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid (No. 2) and Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum (No. 3). The difference between Embiid and Tatum is 3,691 votes.
The Indiana Pacers’ Tyrese Haliburton leads among East guards and the Atlanta Hawks’ Trae Young is in second place. The Milwaukee Bucks’ Damian Lillard is in third place, 85,862 votes behind Young.
Above are the top 10 vote-getters by position group in the third fan returns. Stay tuned to TheseUrbanTimes.com for all your NBA news. Follow @eldorado2452 and @theseurbantimes on twitter and instagram for all your NBA updates.
