The second fan voting returns for the 2018 NBA All-Star Game look a lot like the first.
Russell Westbrook is facing an uphill battle to earn a starting spot in the backcourt. He's among the leaders in Western Conference votes, again ranking fourth behind Golden State's Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant, and Houston's James Harden after the second round of fan voting results was released by the NBA Thursday afternoon.
The top two spots in each conference's backcourt will receive starting nods, and Curry (1,369,658 votes) and Harden (978,540) are significantly ahead of Westbrook's 791,332 votes with voting concluding on Jan.