By Fatih Erel
ISTANBUL (AA) – The Los Angeles Lakers' Lebron James and Milwaukee Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo kept their leads in the third returns of fan votes for the 2019 NBA All-Star Game.
This year's game will take place on Sunday, Feb. 17 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
James leads all players with over 3.7 million votes, while Antetokounmpo has 3.6 million votes to lead the Eastern Conference.
The NBA All-Star Voting 2019 will conclude on Monday, Jan. 21. Fans account for 50 percent of the vote to pick the 10 starters (5 players from each conference) for the All Stars.
Game starters will be announced on Thursday, Jan. 24.
Here is the vote count as of the third returns:
Eastern Conference
Frontcourt
- Giannis Antetokounmpo (MIL) 3,626,909
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Kawhi Leonard (TOR) 2,882,227
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Joel Embiid (PHI) 2,292,511
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Jayson Tatum (BOS) 826,177
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Jimmy Butler (PHI) 740,778
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Blake Griffin (DET) 677,472
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Vince Carter (ATL) 423,795
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Pascal Siakam (TOR) 338,716
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Gordon Hayward (BOS) 336,476
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Al Horford (BOS) 291,722
Guards:
- Kyrie Irving (BOS) 3,187,015
Dwyane Wade (MIA) 1,738,043
Kemba Walker (CHA) 1,156,040
Ben Simmons (PHI) 941,368
Victor Oladipo (IND) 778,983
Kyle Lowry (TOR) 708,071
Zach LaVine (CHI) 440,568
Jeremy Lin (ATL) 341,024
Goran Dragic (MIA) 335,899
Bradley Beal (WAS) 251,170
Western Conference
Frontcourt
- LeBron James (LAL) 3,770,807
Luka Doncic (DAL) 3,301,825
Paul George (OKC) 2,583,342
Kevin Durant (GSW) 2,432,134
Anthony Davis (NOP) 2,091,770
Steven Adams (OKC) 1,483,223
Nikola Jokic (DEN) 1,128,766
Kyle Kuzma (LAL) 899,237
Draymond Green (GSW) 660,276
DeMarcus Cousins (GSW) 450,480
Guards
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Stephen Curry (GSW) 2,979,080
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Derrick Rose (MIN) 2,712,938
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James Harden (HOU) 2,315,093
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Russell Westbrook (OKC) 2,090,432
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Klay Thompson (GSW) 1,120,675
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Damian Lillard (POR) 851,125
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DeMar DeRozan (SAS) 850,415
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Lonzo Ball (LAL) 764,892
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Chris Paul (HOU) 419,410
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Devin Booker (PHO) 405,432
