Seriously, with a straight face, the players are going to vote Derrick Rose ahead of Lillard? by Brad Botkin 5m ago • 6 min read The most interesting part of last week’s NBA All-Star starters announcement was the breakdown of the voting among fans, media and players. There weren’t really any surprises in my book. I’ve heard some people saying Ben Simmons should’ve gotten a starting spot over Kemba Walker in the East, but count me out on that. Kemba has fallen off some, but he was so unbelievably brilliant for a good part of this season that the spot should be his. Throw in the fact that the game’s in Charlotte, and it’s a no-brainer for me. What I do have a problem with is how one particular part of the voting went down in the West. It didn’t affect the actual starters, so it’s easy to overlook, but enlarge the fine print of the tweet below and you’ll see that the players — you know, the ones who “really understand what’s going on out there” — voted Derrick Rose ahead of Damian Lillard. If you don’t know how this somewhat convoluted voting system works, the All-Star starters are… Read full this story
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