Nikola Jokic in West frontcourt gets 1.42 million votes, Giannis Antetokounmpo in East frontcourt receives 1.71 million votes - Anadolu Ajansı

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic and Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo lead the Western and Eastern Conferences, respectively, in the first fan returns for 2025 NBA All-Star voting released Thursday.

Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo is the early leader in fan balloting for the NBA All-Star Game, and LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers seems well on his way toward extending his record and getting picked for a 21st time.

The NBA released the results of the first round of fan balloting for the midseason showcase in San Francisco. The all-star teams will be revealed later this month.

Nikola Jokic scored 46 points that included the first seven in overtime as the visiting Denver Nuggets rode their superstar to a 122-111 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday in the second of back-to-back games on two nights between the teams.

Dominating displays for the Denver Nuggets with Nikola Jokic and the Milwaukee Bucks without Giannis Antetokounmpo

Mark Daigneault's team is 22-5 after nine weeks, including 10-2 at home and 12-3 on the road. They average the fewest turnovers per game (11.3) and have the best assist-to-turnover ratio (2.3).

Nikola Jokic had 46 points and 10 rebounds and the Denver Nuggets spoiled Victor Wembanyama’s 21st birthday on Saturday, beating the San Antonio Spurs 122-111 in overtime. Wembanyma finished with 20 points and 23 rebounds for San Antonio,

It's not very often that you can throw around the term 'generational' in sports, because if used too much, it wouldn't hold its value. In the NBA, there are rea

"Nikola Jokic has just recorded the 7th fastest triple-double in NBA history," StatMamba shared. "He also holds the record for the fastest." As StatMamba alluded to, Jokic holds history for the fastest triple-double, so him marking the seventh-fastest is no secret.

Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo and Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic set the pace in the first fan voting returns for next month's NBA All-Star Game, the league announced Thursday.

For the Nuggets, this will be the team’s third season in a row playing on Christmas and they will be playing a team they played as recently as Monday, where they won by 27 points.