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NBA All-Star Game: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Nikola Jokic, Jayson Tatum leading vote-getters in first results

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The NBA released the early returns on All-Star fan voting on Thursday and Giannis Antetokounmpo is the leading vote-getter thus far.

The Milwaukee Bucks star has received 1,710,630 votes to lead the overall balloting. Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokić is the top player among Western Conference stars with 1,422,121 votes.

Other players who received one million or more votes are Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum (1,385,851), Kevin Durant of the Phoenix Suns (1,268,799), Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James (1,167,661), New York Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns (1,099,966) and Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (1,053,683).