Giannis: I'd have a million All-Star votes if fans spelled my name correctly
Giannis Antetokounmpo already ranks second among Eastern frontcourt players with over 500,000 All-Star votes, but the Bucks small forward believes that number could be even higher if fans proofread their tweets more carefully.
"Imagine how many votes didn't count," Antetokounmpo jokingly told reporters Friday. "I'd have a million votes if everyone could spell my name right."
At least one fan appears to agree with the 22-year-old phenom:
He deserves to be there! #NBAVote
β Nick π πΌπ (@NickTheBullsFan) January 1, 2017
Giannis Antetokounmpo
RT because his name is impossible to spell & his votes will suffer because of that
However, it may not actually matter how poorly fans butcher the spelling of his name:
BTW I asked about NBA All-Star fan Twitter votes being misspelled and was told the system would pick those up (Isiah/Isaiah) (Dwayne/Dwyane)
β Adam Himmelsbach (@AdamHimmelsbach) January 6, 2017