The NBA regular season continues, and as the season deepens, the 2021-22 NBA All-Star Game has also been put on the agenda. It is reported that this season's NBA All-Star Game will be held on February 20, 2022, at the home of the Cleveland Cavaliers in Ohio. This NBA All-Star Game has a very important and far-reaching significance, this year is the 75th anniversary of the NBA, so it is a memorable day. It is also the 71st NBA All-Star of the All-Star Game, so this NBA All-Star Game will be very exciting.
As early as a month ago, the NBA official opened the all-star vote, according to the NBA official data, after three rounds of voting, of which Lakers star LeBron James has received 6.8 million+ votes, it is very likely to be elected the league vote king. Kevin Durant's total number of votes came to 5496513 votes, which was nearly 370,000 votes ahead of alphabet brothers, not surprisingly, in the last round of voting, Durant should still be able to rely on the "old money" eaten in the previous rounds to become the king of the Eastern Votes.
But back in Jan. 16 against the Pelicans, Durant suffered a sprained medial collateral ligament in his left knee and will miss 4-6 weeks. In this case, Durant will miss this season's NBA All-Star Game, if you count this season, Kevin Durant has missed the All-Star Game for three consecutive years, but if Durant is still the East vote king after the vote, he can still serve as the captain of the Eastern Conference.
Not being able to appear on the All-Star stage again is a real pity for fans. In the 36 games before his injury, Durant averaged 29.3 points, 7.4 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game, one of which was the first in the league, if his health was guaranteed, not only was he expected to win the league's leading scorer, but also had the opportunity to usher in the second MVP of his career.
After the Lakers' away win over the Nets today, LeBron James's average score per game has also reached 29.1 points, only 0.2 points away from Kevin Durant's 29.3 points, and LeBron James is currently in a relatively good state of competition, surpassing Kevin Durant's average score per game should not be difficult. LeBron James has scored 22 30+ times this season, ranking first in the league, and at the same time, this is also James's 18 consecutive regular season games to have at least 25 points and 5 rebounds, according to this situation, it will not be long before LeBron James can become the league's scoring champion.
For fans, Durant's absence from the All-Star again is indeed bad news, but for the Nets, they hope that Durant can recuperate with peace of mind and thus prepare for the playoffs and even the Finals. Now Irving can play away games, and Irving is in good shape, they just need to stay competitive, don't have any more players injured, and when it comes to the playoffs, it's a new stage.