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LeBron, Giannis both top 2 million to lead All-Star voting

LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo led the first round of All-Star voting in results released by the NBA on Thursday afternoon.

Antetokounmpo was the leading vote-getter overall, with over 2.1 million people voting for him, while James was the only other player to top more than 2 million votes. James would set an NBA record with a 20th All-Star selection, breaking a tie with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

Joining Antetokounmpo atop the East frontcourt voting was Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid (1.84 million votes) in second and Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum (1.