In the closest race of this year’s voting, Houston’s Yao Ming (1,484,531) narrowly edged the Lakers’ Shaquille O’Neal (1,453,286) for the West's starting center position. While O’Neal received more electronic votes from fans around the world, Yao defeated O’Neal by outpacing him on paper ballots that were distributed in-arena, at movie theatres and at retail stores where balloting was available in the United States and Canada.
Yao Ming, Houston
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WEST CENTER VOTING BREAKDOWN |
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ONLINE |
PAPER |
TOTAL |
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1,241,347 |
243,184 |
1,484,531 |
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1,245,728 |
207,558 |
1,453,286 |
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