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Porzingis finishes in seventh place in NBA All-Star Game fan vote

BC, Riga, 20.01.2017.Print version

Latvian big-man Kristaps Porzingis has finished in seventh place in the NBA All-Star Game vote for front-court players from the Eastern Conference, according to the results of the fan vote published by the NBA on Thursday writes LETA.

With this, Porzingis was not voted into the starting line-up of the All-Star Game, but still could make the All-Star Game roster as a reserve.


The leader in the fan vote is Cleveland Cavalier super-star LeBron James, who has 1.89 million votes, followed by Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks with 1.6 million votes, and Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers with 922,000 votes.


Porzingis' New York Knicks team-mate Carmelo Anthony finished in sixth place with 544,000 votes, while Porzingis himself is in seventh place with 486,527 votes.


Porzingis is in overall 22nd place in the vote amongst all NBA players from both conferences.


The 2017 NBA All-Star Game will be held in New Orleans on February 19.






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