INDEPENDENCE, Ohio -- With players having partial say in this year's NBA All-Star starters, the first time it's happened, there were a handful of strange votes.
Guys that haven't played a game because of injury received votes to start. Little-used Cleveland Cavaliers swingman Jordan McRae received a pair of votes while DeAndre Liggins also received a tally.
For some, it turned into a bit of a popularity contest and Warriors head coach Steve Kerr recently said players "made a mockery" of the process.
But LeBron James, who voted for players he felt were most deserving, says those kinds of results are unavoidable.