Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant, retiring after this season to end a 20-year career, is the runaway vote leader for the 65th NBA All-Star Game, the league announced on Friday.Bryant, a 17-time A
Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant, retiring after this season to end a 20-year career, is the runaway vote leader for the 65th NBA All-Star Game, the league announced on Friday.Bryant, a 17-time All-Star, has received 7,19,235 votes with reigning NBA Most Valuable Player Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors next at 5,10,202 and LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers topping the Eastern Conference with 3,57,937 votes.Global fan voting determines the starters for the annual contest of NBA elite stars, which this season is set for February 14 in Toronto.
Bryant is the leading scorer in NBA All-Star Game history with 280 points and he ranks second in All-Star appearances behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s 19.NBA scoring leader Curry averages 31.2 points a game for the defending NBA champion Warriors, who have the league’s top record at 28-1.
Joining him in the Western Conference backcourt based on current voting is 2015 NBA All-Star Game MVP Russell Westbrook of the Oklahoma City Thunder with 2,67,699 with Chris Paul of the Los Angeles Clippers a distant third with 1,46,335.
