As the NBA All-Star Game approaches February 19, the league has released updated fan voting with LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers and Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors as the top two vote-getters.
Here are the full updated standings, per the NBA All-Star Twitter account:
James and Curry are the NBA's two biggest stars right now, so their presence atop the fan voting is hardly a surprise.
It's also not surprising Kyrie Irving leads Eastern Conference guards and Kevin Durant is tops among Western Conference frontcourt players. Irving hit the game-winning shot in Game 7 of last year's NBA Finals and has been better this season, averaging a career-high 23.8 points per game.
Durant has made a seamless transition to the Warriors, leading the team with 26 points per game and 7.7 win shares, per Basketball-Reference.com.
One notable standout is Russell Westbrook. He leads the NBA in scoring at 31 points per game and is averaging a triple-double, but he finds himself trailing Curry and James Harden among guards in the Western Conference.
Per ESPN Stats & Info, Wes ...
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NBA All-Star Game 2017: LeBron James, Stephen Curry Lead 2nd Voting Results
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