In a new U.S. vs. World format for the 2026 NBA All-Star Game, two teams of U.S. players and one team of international players (known as the World team) will compete in a round-robin tournament featuring four 12-minute games. The three teams will each have a minimum of eight players.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander remains in fourth place at 1,544,468 votes. He only trails Luke Doncic, Nikola Jokic and Stephen Curry. After being in 19th place in the first batch of results, Chet Holmgren has dropped off the list.

Luka Doncic has played in 25 of a possible 32 games and is leading the league with an average of 33.6 points a game. But he, too, is banged up. He was seen dealing with shoulder soreness during a recent loss to the Detroit Pistons, and according to a source, he's coping with multiple other ailments.

Miami Heat guard Norman Powell believes he’s made his All-Star case this season, but the initial returns of fan balloting say otherwise.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was in fourth place and Chet Holmgren was in 19th place among West All-Star voting. Gilgeous-Alexander had 878,621 votes. Holmgren had 92,210 votes.

The NBA on Thursday released the second batch of returns for All-Star fan voting and Portland Trail Blazers forward Deni Avdija landed among the top 10 on Western Conference ballots.

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry wore Drake's NOCTA sneakers and Nike Kobe basketball shoes before playing the Toronto Raptors.