All-Star 2019

Joey Ramirez

The NBA kingdom has spoken in favor of King James.

For the third straight year and sixth time in his career, LeBron James led all players in All-Star fan voting, with more than 4.6 million this time around.

Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo was second with nearly 4.4 million votes.

Fans accounted for 50 percent of the voting process, while players and media represented 25 percent apiece.

With LeBron leading the league, he becomes a captain for the All-Star Game in Charlotte, meaning that he will draft players for his team to face the squad selected by Giannis.

James has led All-Star voting in 2007, 2010, 2014 and 2017-19. He is the first Laker to do so since Kobe Bryant, who had four years on top, including his final season in 2016.

The only other Laker to lead fan voting was Magic Johnson, in back-to-back years (1985-86).

With his 15th career All-Star appearance, James ties Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett and Shaquille O’Neal for the third-most in NBA history, behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (19) and Kobe Bryant (18).

James has also dominated in the game itself, earning All-Star MVP trophies in 2006, 2008 and last year at STAPLES Center.

When he takes the floor in Charlotte on Feb. 17, he will do so as the all-time leader in All-Star scoring (343) and points per game (24.5).

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LeBron James Leads All-Star Voting for 3rd Straight Year

Lakers superstar LeBron James is the first player to crack 1 million votes in the NBA’s 2018 all-star campaign.

With 18 days left in the voting period, James has amassed 1,083,363 fan votes — about 92,000 more than second-place Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks (991,561).

James appears well on his way to a 15th-consecutive all-star selection, thanks to his sizable lead in the Western Conference frontcourt category. Dallas rookie Luka Doncic (679,839) is second in that race, but trails by more than 403,000 votes.

Fan voting — which ends on Jan. 21 — accounts for 50 percent of the selection for this year’s all-star starters. The remaining 50 percent is split evenly between current players and a media panel.

A couple of James’ teammates are also within range of that trip to Charlotte.

Kyle Kuzma (195,477) is currently eighth in the Western Conference frontcourt, while Lonzo Ball (175,040) is in the same place for the West’s guards.

Fans are able to vote via NBA.com, Google search, Google Assistant and the NBA app.

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