In what has become commonplace now, Giannis Antetokounmpo is once again near the tippity-top of NBA All-Star fan voting with the first ballots counted.
Lakers’ LeBron James and Nets’ Kevin Durant lead the NBA’s first 2022-23 All-Star fan voting returns: pic.twitter.com/ObI4WQjnuH
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He trails only Kevin Durant in the Eastern Conference overall, and is a few hundred thousand votes behind LeBron James in the West. It’s old hat now, but it’s still pretty “pinch me” territory that a franchise without an All-Star for over a decade boasts a player that routinely either captains the team or ranks near the top.