LeBron James, Kyrie Irving, Kevin Durant and Zaza Pachulia Lead Second Fan Returns of All-Star Voting
Fan voting for the 2017 NBA All-Star game ends on Monday, January 16 at 11:59 P.M. ET and as the deadline nears, Warriors big man Zaza Pachulia is still holding on to an All-Star spot. Pachulia’s 823,376 votes give him nearly 200,000 more than Kawhi Leonard, who is currently in third place in front court voting in the West.
In the East, LeBron James, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Kevin Love lead the front court voting while Kyrie Irving and Dwyane Wade are holding down the backcourt vote. In the West, Kevin Durant, Pachulia and Kawhi lead the front court while Stephen Curry and James Harden are the leading vote getters in the backcourt.
Here are the full results:
The latest #NBAAllStar Voting presented by @Verizon returns!
Vote: https://t.co/7SYpaqHa1f & the NBA App. pic.twitter.com/SXXAebaxx9
— #NBAAllStar (@NBAAllStar) January 12, 2017
And here is the schedule for when rosters will be announced:
2017 #NBAAllStar Starters Announced: 1/19/2017
2017 #NBAAllStar Reserves Announced: 1/26/207
2017 #NBAAllStar Game: 2/19/2017
— #NBAAllStar (@NBAAllStar) January 12, 2017
The voting rules have changed this season with 50 percent of the vote coming from the fans and 25 percent each coming from the players and selected media members. Kyrie Irving came out and said that the media should not be able to vote while Carmelo Anthony thinks the fans should control the vote in full.
For rules on voting, visit NBA.com/allstar.
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