Embiid 4th in NBA All-Star game voting for Eastern Conference front-court players

Joel Embiid ranks fourth among Eastern Conference front-court players in the first returns of the NBA All-Star Game fans voting.

The 76ers rookie center received 221,984 votes. Cleveland Cavaliers small forward LeBron James leads the group with 595,288, followed by Milwaukee Bucks point forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (500,663) and Cavs power forward Kevin Love (250,347).

The NBA has used fan voting to select the All-Star Game starters since the 1974-75 season. However, this season, current players and a panel of media members will also have a say.

The fans will account for 50 percent on the vote. Players and media will each make up 25 percent.

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