(Reuters) – Kobe Bryant may be struggling through the final season of his illustrious career but the Los Angeles Lakers great was still the top choice to be a starter at next month’s All-Star Game, the NBA said yesterday.
Bryant led all players with almost 1.89 million fan votes, nearly 300,000 more than second-placed Stephen Curry, earning him the right to be one of the five Western Conference starters for the league’s annual exhibition.
The 18th All-Star berth puts Bryant, a four-time All-Star Game MVP and top scorer in the contest’s history, one behind Hall of Famer and fellow Lakers great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for most all time.
