Kobe Bryant Edging LeBron James as Leading Vote-Getter for 2013 NBA All-Star

2013 NBA ALL-STAR BALLOTING PRESENTED BY

SPRINT SECOND RETURNS ANNOUNCED

--Kobe Bryant Edging LeBron James as Leading Vote-Getter --

Courtesy of NBA Media

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2012 – Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers, who this season topped the 30,000-point plateau, is the leading overall vote-getter (977,444), followed closely by the Miami Heat’s LeBron James with 970,314 votes, after the second returns of the 2013 NBA All-Star Balloting presenting by Sprint. Bryant is followed in the Western Conference by the Oklahoma City Thunder’s Kevin Durant (924,898), while the New York Knicks’ Carmelo Anthony (891,759) sits behind James in the East.

The 62nd NBA All-Star Game will be played at the Toyota Center in Houston, Tex. on Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013 (8 pm ET), televised exclusively on TNT and broadcast exclusively on ESPN Radio in the U.S.  The All-Star Game will reach fans in more than 200 countries and territories in more than 40 languages.