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01
2023
SPORTS

LeBron, Kevin and Giannis lead the "race" for U.S. All Star Game

LeBron James, who is close to becoming the all-time leading scorer in NBA history, remains the top fan favorite for the All-Star Game, which will be held on February 19 in Salt Lake City, Utah, according to the classification. 3 weeks after the start of voting, the Lakers' "King James" is the most popular player, as he has gathered the preference of 4,825,229 voters.
LeBron James, who is close to becoming the all-time leading scorer in NBA history, remains the top fan favorite for the All-Star Game, which will be held on February 19 in Salt Lake City, Utah, according to the classification. 3 weeks after the start of voting, the Lakers' "King James" is the most popular player, as he has gathered the preference of 4,825,229 voters.

Kevin Durant, who has been a star in the "resurrection" of the Brooklyn Nets after a disappointing start to the season, follows with 4,509,238 votes. Which means, for now, they are the leaders of the respective teams, in the West and in the East, respectively. James is approaching the most coveted record of the League, that of the best scorer in History, as if he maintains the pace of an average of 29.1 points per game, it is possible to surpass the "legend", Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38,387 points).

In third place among the most popular players, is Giannis Antetokounmpo, with the Greek ace of the Milwaukee Bucks, "counting" 4,367,306 votes, followed by Steph Curry of the Golden State Warriors with 3,901,808 votes.
If the relevant "image" does not change by January 21st, the date of the end of the votes, Luka Doncic (Dallas), Nikola Jokic (Denver) and Anthony Davis (Lakers) will remain behind James and Curry in the Western Conference, while in the Eastern Conference, Jayson Tatum (Boston), ahead of Joel Embiid (Philadelphia), Kyrie Irving (Brooklyn) and Donovan Mitchell (Cleveland), behind Durant and Antetokounmpo.

The vote of the fans represents 50% of the votes, while that of the players 25% and the journalists the remaining 25%.