Golden State Warriors talisman Stephen Curry and Los Angeles Lakers great?LeBron James are noted to disrupt anywhere they go with their superstardom. Even the presence of their names is more than enough to let fans go into a frenzy. Recently, a similar thing happened when their names appeared on a specific list shared by NBA Insider Shams Charania of The Athletic. The fans, upon seeing their favorite stars on the list couldn’t resist and shared their opinions on it.
The specific list was the first round of the 2023 NBA All-Star game. Now, the fans don’t have full powers to decide the starters for the All-Star game, even after that, they had the highest share of powers to choose the five players from each conference who would play. Charania posted the list on his Twitter account where stars like James, Curry, Kevin Durant, and Kyrie Irving lead in their respective conferences.
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
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KD and ‘The Chosen One’ leading in their respective conference is perhaps no surprise as both of them have been instrumental for their respective teams this season. The Nets guard is currently averaging 29.9 points per game while the 38-year-old is just behind him, averaging 29 points per game. On the other hand, Curry, averaging 30 points per game, and the ‘Ankle taker’ Irving, averaging 26.2 points per game, are also leading in their respective position in the conferences.
NBA fans reflect after seeing LeBron James and Stephen Curry on the early voting list
Meanwhile, the list posted by Charania soon became popular and grabbed the attention of numerous fans. They reacted quickly and flooded the comments sections.
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Some spoke about King James and KD. A few others jokingly expressed that fans shouldn’t have the power to vote. Moreover, many were surprised by seeing the Lakers rising star, Anthony Reaves making it into the top 10 guards.
Here are some of the reactions from NBA Twitter:
We need to ban Warriors and Lakers fans from voting on All-Star games. https://t.co/jt1hfY55eg
— ᵂᴵᴸᴸ (@BiasedHouston) January 5, 2023
Warriors fans need to be stopped
— Smaug🌹 (@Smaug55) January 5, 2023
AUSTIN REAVES LOL
— Anton Tabuena (@antontabuena) January 5, 2023
We dont want kd vs lebron AGAIN
— fan account (@Asensii20) January 5, 2023
So far starters would be
West: Curry, Doncic, LeBron, Davis, Jokic
East: Kyrie, D-Mitch, Durant, Giannis, Embiid
W-Reserves: Morant, Shai, Wiggins, PG, Zion, Klay, Lauri.
E-Reserves: Harden, Brown, Butler, Tatum, Siakam, Melo, Haliburton
— no (@ABlondie36) January 5, 2023
Curry over Luka lol. Fans can't vote
— Alex (@GreatRajsel) January 5, 2023
LeBron and Kevin as Team Captains again
— 🧑🏽💻Smooothopertor_RPG Lover (@TripleOSmoooth) January 5, 2023
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https://twitter.com/KevinJamesUgh/status/1611068433789227010?s=20&t=A9zX_wfoKElHp__4ifKVWg
https://twitter.com/YeAndAB2024/status/1611091911598825473?s=20&t=A9zX_wfoKElHp__4ifKVWg
This was the just first round of voting and fans will get the next update on Thursday. The starters are set to be announced on January 26 on TNT while the reserves will be unveiled on February 2. The All-Star game will be played on February 19 in the Utah Jazz’s home court, the Vivint Arena.
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What are your thoughts on the first edition of the NBA 2022-23 All-Star list? Do you agree with the voting so far? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.