The NBA has just recently begun in 2023, yet it is already evoking strong feelings in us. This year’s All-Star Game will be held in Salt Lake City, and the Utah Jazz will be competing to send a player to the major event.
The NBA decided to change the voting rules for this season, drifting away from social media and only letting fans vote for their favorite players through the league’s official app. That’s how we landed here, where the first voting return was revealed.
As usual, the two players who once fought for the title of the best baller in the world rank first in their respective conferences. LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers and Kevin Durant of the Brooklyn Nets lead their respective conferences in votes. The King surpasses Durant by a small margin, getting 3,168,694 votes against the 3,118,545 Durant received.
NBA Fans Have Big Complains About The First 2023 All-Star Game Voting Return
LeBron surpasses Nikola Jokic on the frontcourt list, as the Serbian player has gotten 2,237,768 votes. Anthony Davis (2.0 million), Zion Williamson (1.8 million), and Andrew Wiggins (1.1 million) complete the top 5 in the West. As for the East, Durant tops Giannis Antetokounmpo (2.9 million), Joel Embiid (2.2 million), Jayson Tatum (2.1 million), and Jimmy Butler (477K), close the top 5 in the East.
Lakers’ LeBron James and Nets’ Kevin Durant lead the NBA’s first 2022-23 All-Star fan voting returns: pic.twitter.com/ObI4WQjnuH
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) January 5, 2023
Many fans had something to say about this situation, with some criticizing the voters, asking for certain players to show up on this list, and others even urging the league to delete the fan vote.
bro what are these votes. HOW IS ANDREW WIGGINS RIGHT BEHIND ZION. revoke the fan vote
— Caleb (@Aye__Bear) January 5, 2023
https://twitter.com/mtplug_grinder/status/1611060688692338689?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1611060688692338689%7Ctwgr%5Eb9550f59723517b991e02e316abb6abbf4f4c71e%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ffadeawayworld.net%2Fnba-media%2Fnba-fans-react-to-first-2023-all-star-game-voting-return-how-is-andrew-wiggins-right-behind-zion
run it back 🤣 pic.twitter.com/YXtp2NcFXD
— FADE (@FadeAwayMedia) January 5, 2023
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My reaves vote worked pic.twitter.com/vrJajbNpRN
— Xan Devious | 6’0 🇲🇽/🇺🇸 (@XanDv_TTV) January 5, 2023
Every time we’re getting closer to the All-Star Game and the league reveals the numbers for every player, a lot of fans go crazy about it. This time wasn’t the exception, and many expect the association to do something different, so this doesn’t happen again next season.
Then again, it seems like no fan is happy to see this, and no matter what changes every season, they will complain about anything. With the first results of the fan voting, it seems like LeBron James and Kevin Durant will be captains of their teams once again, and this could be a big opportunity for KD to end LeBron’s unbeaten run in the All-Star Game.
Source: https://fadeawayworld.net
