NEW YORK, Jan. 4, 2007 – Yao Ming of the Houston Rockets and Kobe Bryant of
the Los Angeles Lakers lead the Western Conference, while LeBron James of
the Cleveland Cavaliers and Dwyane Wade of the Miami Heat lead the Eastern
Conference in votes received after the third returns of 2007 NBA All-Star
Balloting presented by T-Mobile.
Through the 2007 NBA All-Star Balloting program, NBA fans from around the
globe are responsible for voting in the starters for the 56th NBA All-Star
Game, which will be played in Las Vegas on Sunday, Feb. 18. The game will
air live on TNT, ESPN Radio and in more than 200 countries and territories
worldwide.
Yao leads all players with 1,629,832 votes. The Minnesota Timberwolves’
Kevin Garnett leads all Western Conference forwards with 947,040 votes,
followed by San Antonio’s Tim Duncan (852,827). Bryant (1,386,477) and the
Houston Rockets’ Tracy McGrady (1,205,510) lead all Western Conference
guards. Currently in third place among Western Conference guards is Allen
Iverson (1,157,031), who was acquired by the Denver Nuggets from the
Philadelphia 76ers on Dec. 19. Since Iverson was traded to a Western
Conference team after the All-Star ballot was unveiled, his Eastern
Conference votes will be applied to the conference in which he now plays.
James leads all Eastern Conference players with 1,587,738 votes, followed
by Wade (1,191,403). The Toronto Raptors’ Chris Bosh (589,829) is second to
James among Eastern Conference forwards. The New Jersey Nets’ Vince Carter
(867,437) is second to Wade among Eastern Conference guards. Miami’s
Shaquille O’Neal leads all Eastern Conference centers with 1,013,747 votes,
followed by the Orlando Magic’s Dwight Howard (789,950).
Fans have the opportunity to vote at all NBA arenas, in 20 languages on
NBA.com, on AOL.com/nba, at 1,250 T-Mobile-owned retail locations and at
t-zones using T-Mobile service or wap.nba.com for any wireless carrier.
Fans will be able to vote at several locations in Las Vegas, the host city
of NBA All-Star 2007, including the Las Vegas Convention Center, Fremont
Street and the Thomas & Mack Center. For the first time, 13 NBA team arenas
will also carry a Spanish-language version of the ballot. T-Mobile is the
presenting partner of 2007 NBA All-Star Balloting program. This year’s
other All-Star Balloting partners include 2K Sports, AOL.com, XBOX,
GameStop & EB Games.
NBA All-Star 2007 is a week-long celebration that enables fans to
experience the thrill of the world’s greatest athletes playing the game
they love and features a full slate of community-enhancing activities and
fan festivals such as NBA All-Star Jam Session.
The 2007 NBA All-Star Balloting program continues through Jan. 15, 2007 for
paper balloting and Jan. 21, 2007 for online balloting. Updated results for
the Eastern and Western Conferences will be issued regularly leading up to
the announcement of the All-Star starters on Thursday Jan. 25 prior to a
TNT doubleheader. Following the completion of fan voting and the starting
line-up announcement, the head coaches in each conference will vote to
determine the remaining All-Stars in their respective conference, which
will be announced Thursday, Feb. 1 prior to a TNT doubleheader. |
