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Lakers’ LeBron James, Alex Caruso Continue To Climb In All-Star Fan Vote

LeBron maintains top spot while Caruso climbs to fourth among guards out West.

The second to last NBA All Star fan vote returns were revealed on Thursday afternoon, and Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James still holds the most votes of any player in the league. In fact, there are three Lakers players racking up the fan votes at the moment.

In addition to Anthony Davis, who is second among Western Conference front court players, third-year guard Alex Caruso aka "The Goat" has climbed all the way to fourth among guards in the West. He currently ranks ahead of Russell Westbrook, Donovan Mitchell and Devin Booker, among others.

In the East, Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo is still the leading vote-getter with a total of 4,474,107 nominations. Assuming both he and LeBron hold on to their leads, we'll be looking at Team LeBron vs Team Giannis for the third consecutive time in the All Star Game. 

Thus far, Team LeBron is 2-0.

The vote for All-Star Game starters will also include contributions from NBA players and the media, but the fans will account for 50% of the vote. Fans will be able to cast their vote up until Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Monday, January 20 at 11:59 p.m. ET. 

Per NBA.com:

"Fans may submit one full ballot each day the NBA App and NBA.com, as well as on Google and through Google Assistant.  All current NBA players will be available for selection. Five “2-for-1 Days” will allow fans to have their votes count twice on Jan. 2, Jan. 3, Jan. 10, Jan. 16 and Jan. 20 through all voting platforms. All “2-for-1 Days” will be designated 12 a.m. – 11:59 p.m. ET."

TNT will reveal the NBA All-Star Game starters, including the two team captains, on Thursday, January 23, followed by the reserves, as selected by NBA head coaches, on Thursday, January 30. The All-Star Game itself will take place at the United Center on Sunday, February 16.

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Alex Caruso Has NBA Fans Upset After Latest Round Of All-Star Voting

How could you hate Caruso?

Alex Caruso has developed mythical lore around him. The unsuspecting Lakers guard has been known to throw down some scintillating dunks every now and then and fans absolutely love it. Caruso might not have a great statline but he continues to be lauded as one of the biggest enigmas in the game. LeBron calls him the GOAT and Lakers fans give him MVP chants every time he steps out onto the court. He has become a huge meme on Twitter and heading into the All-Star break, fans are trying to reward him.

Today, another round of NBA All-Star fan voting results were revealed. As it turns out, Alex Caruso is fourth in Western Conference Guard voting. He is ahead of players like Russell Westbrook, Steph Curry, Donovan Mitchell, Ja Morant, and Devin Booker. 

While many fans have been voting for Caruso, it appears as though there is a large number of people who hate the fact he's getting coverage. Caruso is averaging less than six points a game and fans on Twitter think it's ridiculous that he could end up with a legitimate shot at making it into the All-Sar game.

Check out some of the reactions to the voting results, below.