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By DYLAN LUTEYGiannis Antetokounmpo leads all vote-getters with 4,309,630 votes in the third fan returns of NBA All-Star Voting. Lebron James, who leads the West with 3,938,571 votes, comes in second.
The East frontcourt is tightly contested with Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid (No. 2) less than 600,000 votes behind Antetokounmpo, and Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum (No. 3) only 3,691 votes behind Embiid.
Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton leads the East backcourt with Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young behind him in second. Milwaukee Bucks guard Damian Lillard is in third with 85,862 less votes than Young.
In the West frontcourt, Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic (No. 2) leads Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant (No. 3) by 31,642 votes.
Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic leads the West backcourt with Golden State Warriors guard Steph Curry right behind him. Curry leads Oklahoma City guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (No. 3) by 285,041 votes.
NBA All-Star Voting will end on Saturday, Jan. 20 at 11:59 p.m. ET. On Friday, each fan vote will count 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.
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