By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net
LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo, as officially announced by the NBA, are respectively leading the Western Conference and the Eastern Conference in the third fans’ returns of All-Star Voting. Per the official press release:
“Antetokounmpo has moved ahead of Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant by 132,014 votes for the top overall spot in the Eastern Conference. Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum has extended his lead over Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid to 203,379 votes for third place among East frontcourt players, behind Antetokounmpo and Durant. Brooklyn’s Kyrie Irving leads the East guards and is followed closely by the Cleveland Cavaliers’ Donovan Mitchell, with the two players separated by 116,808 votes.
In the Western Conference, the top three frontcourt spots are held by James (No. 1), Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokić (No. 2) and Lakers forward Anthony Davis (No. 3). Davis is 77,439 votes ahead of New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson (No. 4). At guard, the Golden State Warriors Stephen Curry tops the position group and is 246,167 votes ahead of the No. 2 player, the Dallas Mavericks’ Luka Dončić.
Fans account for 50% of the vote to determine the starters for the 2023 NBA All-Star Game. Current NBA players and a media panel account for 25% each. NBA All-Star Voting presented by AT&T will conclude on Saturday, Jan. 21 at 11:59 p.m. ET. Tomorrow (Friday, Jan. 20) will be the final “3-for-1 Day,” when each fan vote counts three times.
The NBA All-Star Game starters, including the two team captains, will be revealed by TNT on Thursday, Jan. 26 at 7 p.m. ET. The two team captains will be the All-Star starter from each conference who receives the most fan votes in his conference. Below are the top 10 vote-getters by position group in the third fan returns”.
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