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I am not sure what argument you can make for Irving as an All-Star starter, other than one based purely on reputation, which would be quite something for someone who did a decent job destroying his this season.
I also cannot be sure what has motivated fans to make Irving the leading vote-getter among guards in the East. He has added 1.2 million votes and counting since he last made an All-Star team two years ago, when he had a far better statistical résumé .sure you can make a case for at least nine other guards over Irving, including Brown, whose advanced metrics do not properly capture his contributions to the league's best team .
Brown, like a handful of other worthy candidates, has participated in 20% more of his team's games this season than Irving has. Why? Because he was not suspended three weeks for platforming antisemitism to millions of people — many of whom still champion him for it — and repeatedly refusing to apologize for itFour All-Star rosters spots are guaranteed to guards from the East, two of which will be decided when ballots due Saturday from media and players are averaged and added to fan voting. Coaches select two more East guards as reserves.
The All-Star margin for Irving, the player, should be razor thin, if not for fan votes that remind us of his influence. The margin for Irving, the sport's ambassador, should be imperceptible. The NBA provides no official All-Star criteria, but I will remind the media members, players and coaches who decide the roster that one of your tiebreakers can be the fact that no one else made antisemitism his platform this season.
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