T he third returns for NBA All-Star Game voting have arrived, and we're now just one week away from learning the ASG starters. Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo remains in front as

One of the people who hate it is none other than NBA All-Star Kevin Durant. He was asked about the new format and said “ I absolutely hate it .” “All-Star Game format changing, all the formats — terrible in my opinion. We should just go back to East-West. Just play a game,” Durant told reporters.

Lastly, fan voting returns from Thursday suggest that LaMelo Ball of the Charlotte Hornets has a strong chance to be voted as a starter. He leads all East backcourt players in fan voting. Given Ball's time missed to injury (11 games so far) and Charlotte's lowly 8-27 record, his safest path to the All-Star Game is as a starter.

A look at how many votes from fans LeBron James and Anthony Davis got in the first All-Sar game voting returns.

The Milwaukee Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo, Denver Nuggets' Nikola Jokić and Oklahoma City Thunder's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander headline the leaders in the

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic and Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo, who have accounted for five of the past six NBA Most Valuable Player awards, continue to lead the 2025 All-Star fan balloting.