By Agence France-Presse
NEW YORK – Los Angeles Lakers star forward LeBron James stretched his overall lead in NBA All-Star Game fan balloting to 149,564 votes over Dallas guard Luka Doncic in returns revealed Thursday.
LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers during the game against the Indiana Pacers at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on December 17, 2019 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Andy Lyons / Getty Images / AFP)
It appears that James and Milwaukee's Giannis Antetokounmpo will be captains for next month's 69th NBA All-Star Game on February 16 at Chicago as they were for last year's all-star contest, in which Team LeBron beat Team Giannis 178-164.
Five-time NBA Most Valuable Player James led Slovakian star Doncic by only 82,001 votes a week ago but has pulled away to pace the Western Conference with 4,747,887 while Greek star Antetokounmpo leads the East on 4,474,107.
The top vote-getter from both the Eastern and Western Conference will be named as team captains and select rosters for their own teams on February 6 from the pool of available players, regardless of conference, for the all-star contest.