NBA News 2016: Kobe Bryant Leads In Second Voting At All-Star 2016 Polls; CJ McCollum Accidentally Left Out Of Roster
Los Angeles Lakers superstar franchise player Kobe Bryant continues to lead the polls for the upcoming NBA All-Star game.
In a report by NBA.com, "The Black Mamba" is still on top of the list among Western Conference players, garnering 1,262,118 for the February 14 event at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Canada. Coming in second by a wide margin is 2015 Most Valuable Player awardee Stephen Curry with 925,780 votes.
Next to him is two-time NBA champion LeBron James, who is gunning for his 12th NBA All-Star game appearance. He currently has 636,388 votes, leading the pack among all the players in the Eastern Conference.
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Next on the Eastern Conference list is Indiana Pacers' Paul George with 457,554 votes, followed by the Detroit Pistons' Andre Drummond with 261,158 votes. The New York Knicks' Carmelo Anthony follows him with 255,536 votes.
The report adds that among the notable guards of the Eastern Conference, the Miami Heat's Dwyane Wade leads the pack with 562,558 votes, followed by the Cleveland Cavaliers' Kyrie Irving with 271,094 votes. The Toronto Raptors Kyle Lowry follows him with 242,276 votes.
Among the rest of the Western Conference stalwarts, Oklahoma's Russell Westbrook has gotten 479,512 votes while Kevin Durant has amassed 616,096 votes, so far. The Warriors' Draymond Green currently has 332,223 votes, while the Spurs' Kawhi Leonard has 330,929.
Meanwhile, Portland Trail Blazers guard CJ McCollum was accidentally placed on the inactive list during their Wednesday game against the Los Angeles Clippers.
In a report by Tyler Conway for Bleacher Report, McCollum was then ruled to be out for the said game, and if the Blazers had attempted to suit him up to play, he would have been slapped with a technical foul along with still being inactive.
The report adds that Blazers head coach Terry Stotts took the blame for what happened.
"I signed the paper without really noticing it," Stotts admitted. "My fault for not looking at it." The Clippers ended up with the victory with a score of 109-98.
