We keep reading and hearing, from pundits, writers, even from the players themselves, that Kevin Durant and Kyrie are unliked — for a number of reasons, but in the larger basketball universe, there’s ample evidence that not only are KD and Kyrie liked, they’re very much liked. Certainly, that’s true in jersey sales worldwide and, as the news today proves, in All-Star voting as well.
In fact, the Nets two superstars finished first in the first tranche of balloting for Eastern Conference All-Stars, Durant with 3.1 million votes leads among front court players, Irving with 2.1 million leads in the back court.