FI:E–Giannis Antetokounmpo #34 of the Milwaukee Bucks drives to the basket against Nikola Jokic #15 of the Denver Nuggets during the first half of an NBA game at Fiserv Forum on February 12, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.Stacy Revere/Getty Images/AFP Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic and Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo, who have accounted for five of the past six NBA Most Valuable Player awards, continue to lead the 2025 All-Star fan balloting. The third set of fan results, released Thursday, showed Antetokounmpo leading all players in the Eastern Conference with 3.49 million voters. In the Western Conference, Jokic is on top with 2.92 million votes. Article continues after this advertisementThe Oklahoma City Thunder’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (West guard, 2.41 million votes) and the Charlotte Hornets’ LaMelo Ball (East guard, 1.91 million) were the leading vote-getters at the backcourt positions. FEATURED STORIES SPORTS Australian Open: Learner Tien stuns Daniil Medvedev in late night epic SPORTS PBA: San Miguel makes another import switch this conference SPORTS Thunder clobber Cavaliers in battle of NBA’s bestREAD: NBA: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Nikola Jokic lead All-Star fan vote Fans account for 50 percent of the vote to determine the starters for the NBA All-Star Game, scheduled for Feb. 16 at the Chase Center in San Francisco. Current NBA players and a media panel account for 25 percent each. Article continues after this advertisementLeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers ranks second in the West frontcourt with 2.59 million votes, with Kevin Durant of the Phoenix Suns in third with 2.5 million votes. In the East, Jayson Tatum of the Boston Celtics (2.84 million votes) and Karl-Anthony Towns of the New York Knicks (2.46 million) trail Antetokounmpo. Article continues after this advertisementIn the West backcourt, Gilgeous-Alexander is trailed by Golden State’s Stephen Curry (1.79 million) and Luka Doncic of the Dallas Mavericks (1.68 million). Article continues after this advertisementThe East’s backcourt shows Donovan Mitchell of the Cleveland Cavaliers (1.55 million) and the Bucks’ Damian Lillard (1.27 million) behind Ball in the balloting. Ajay Banga spoke to Agence France-Presse at the development lender’s headquarters in Washington ahead of the Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group, which begin on Monday, October 21. Voting ends Jan. 20 and the game’s starters will be revealed three days later. –Field Level Media Subscribe to our daily newsletter slot machine real money |
