Stephen Curry leads all players in initial NBA All-Star fan voting

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry might have added to his case as the NBA’s most popular player.

In the first NBA All-Star fan voting released Thursday, Curry led all players in either conference with 2,584,623 votes, the league announced.

Curry is averaging 26.8 points per game, which ranks fifth in the NBA.

Teammates Andrew Wiggins (933,355) and Draymond Green (691,423) currently have the fourth and fifth-most votes among Western Conference forwards.

Klay Thompson, who hasn’t played an NBA game in over two years, still received the fourth-most votes among Western Conference guards — ahead of Suns stars Devin Booker and Chris Paul.

Curry, 33, has already made seven All-Star teams since entering the league in 2009.

Former Warriors teammate and Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant came in second with 2,360,435 votes — trailing the two-time MVP by over 200,000 votes.

Golden State's Stephen Curry and Brooklyn's Kevin Durant lead the Western and Eastern Conferences, respectively, in the first fan returns of NBA All-Star Voting presented by Tissot.

The next NBA All-Star fan voting update will be shared Thursday, Jan. 13. pic.twitter.com/B0kSITw4Sr

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All-Star selections are far from over as another count will occur next Thursday on Jan. 13. Fan voting will end on Jan. 22 at 9 p.m. Pacific Time.

Fan votes account for 50 percent of who gets selected for the Eastern and Western teams. Media vote will account for 25 percent while players vote will also account for 25 percent.

The NBA All-Star Game will be in Cleveland on Feb. 20.