(Los Angeles) Stephen Curry (Golden State), albeit under pressure from LeBron James (Lakers), and Kevin Durant (Brooklyn) remain at the top of fan votes for the All-Star Game, which takes place Feb. 20 in Cleveland, according to a second score unveiled Thursday by the NBA.
Posted at 5:17 p.m.
After 17 days of voting, Curry, who broke the league’s all-time three-point goal before Christmas, is the most popular with 4,463,426 votes.
But James, well on his way to securing an 18e participation, is very close with 4,386,392 and can still exceed it to be named captain of the Western team, since there are nine days left before the vote closes.
In the East, this role falls for the moment to Kevin Durant, strong of 4,088,334 votes, whose mattress is a little thicker in front of Giannis Antetokounmpo, defending champion with Milwaukee (3,808,458).
The two captains, thus designated by the fans, will compose their team with the other selected players, regardless of the conference from which they come.
While waiting in the West, the other popular players are Nikola Jokic (Denver), MVP last season, Andrew Wiggins (Warriors), the currently irresistible phenomenon Ja Morant, and Luka Doncic (Dallas).
DeMar DeRozan, author of an excellent start to the season with Chicago, who leads the conference, Joel Embiid (Sixers) and Trae Young (Atlanta), complete the virtual major five in the East.
The fan vote represents 50% of the votes, which will be supplemented by those of the players (25%) and journalists (25%).
