The NBA released its fourth update of the vote totals for the 2009 NBA All-Star Game, and once again the same two players lead the way. The game will be held February 15, in Phoenix. Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard has the most overall votes of any player and tops the NBA Eastern Conference with 2,102,368 votes. Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James is second in the conference with 1,940,162 votes. The Western Conference top vote getter is reigning NBA MVP Los Angeles Lakers forward Kobe Bryant who has 1,903,798, Houston Rockets center Yao Ming is second in the conference with 1,758,499 votes. The complete list is below broken down by position with the Eastern Conference listed first:
Eastern Confernce:
Forwards:
Player Votes
LeBron James (Clev) 1,940,162
Kevin Garnett (Bos) 1,375,814
Yi Jianlian (NJ) 1,216,348
Chris Bosh (Tor) 751,927
Paul Pierce (Bos) 486,656
Hedo Turkoglu (Orl) 366,174
Shawn Marion (Mia) 264,888
Danny Granger (Ind) 199,200
Josh Smith (Atl) 163,145
Michael Beasley (Mia) 157,286
Tayshaun Prince (Det) 144,337
Guards:
Player Votes
Dwyane Wade (Mia) 1,818,717
Allen Iverson (Det) 1,278,600
Vince Carter (NJ) 856,498
Ray Allen (Bos) 552,094
Devin Harris (NJ) 474,637
Gilbert Arenas (Wash) 403,577
Luke Ridnour (Mil) 379,806
Derrick Rose (Chi) 293,483
Jose Calderon (Tor) 274,509
Joe Johnson (Atl) 236,993
Jameer Nelson (Orl) 227,226
Centers:
Player Votes
Dwight Howard (Orl) 2,102,368
Samuel Dalembert (Phi) 257,527
Rasheed Wallace (Det) 255,950
Jermaine ONeal (Tor) 224,583
Andrew Bogut (Mil) 198,811
Al Horford (Atl) 191,105
Brendan Haywood (Wash) 178,868
Ben Wallace (Clev) 159,132
Emeka Okafor (Char) 133,501
Zyrdrunas Ilgauskas (Cle) 122,607
Kendrick Perkins (Bos) 85,855
Western Conference:
Forwards:
Player Votes
Tim Duncan (SA) 1,454,918
Carmelo Anthony (Den) 905,121
Amare Stoudemire (Pho) 894,690
Ron Artest (Hou) 890,992
Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) 837,482
Pau Gasol (LAL) 618,943
Bruce Bowen (SA) 509,593
Shane Battier (Hou) 482,724
Luis Scola (Hou) 281,372
Josh Howard (Dal) 255,698
LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) 212,651
Guards:
Player Votes
Kobe Bryant (LAL) 1,903,798
Tracy McGrady (Hou) 1,216,224
Chris Paul (NO) 1,059,161
Manu Ginobili (SA) 669,837
Tony Parker (SA) 614,939
Jamal Crawford (GS) 462,039
Steve Nash (Pho) 441,746
Jason Kidd (Dal) 381,906
Rafer Alston (Hou) 372,130
Jason Terry (Dal) 323,279
Brandon Roy (Por) 267,053
Centers
Player Votes
Yao Ming (Hou) 1,758,499
Shaquille ONeal (Pho) 1,006,383
Andrew Bynum (LAL) 356,280
Mehmet Okur (Utah) 292,845
Greg Oden (Por) 195,552
Andris Biedrins (GS) 170,732
Tyson Chandler (NO) 128,086
Al Jefferson (Minn) 121,944
Nick Collison (OKC) 105,534
Marcus Camby (LAC) 74,638
Chris Kaman (LAC) 27,112.