2018 NBA All-Star voting now open on social media

Happy Holidays, Suns fans. I hope you’re enjoying a day full of family, friends, food, and hoops. No Phoenix basketball this year, but surely that day cannot be far behind.

For now you can make your voice heard and do your best to get Devin Booker into the 2018 NBA All-Star Game. The league is really doing everything it can to get your to vote. The fans make up 50% of the vote total.

Starting December 21st you were able to cast ballots at NBA.com/vote and via the NBA app. Starting this morning you can vote via Facebook and Twitter.

Here’s what you do, straight from NBA.com.

Facebook:

To vote via Facebook, the user must have a Facebook account or create a Facebook account. To submit a vote, the user must post a status update from their account. All Facebook votes will be accepted under the following rules and regulations:

1. Voting window is from December 25, 2017 (11:00:00 AM ET) – January 15, 2018 (11:59:59 PM ET)
2. To vote for the NBA All-Star Vote via Facebook, voters must post a status update that includes the hashtag #NBAVOTE and the first and last name of the player that they want to see play in the NBA All-Star Game 2018.
3. Voters can submit a maximum of one (1) player name per Facebook Status post
4. Voters can submit a maximum of ten (10) valid votes per Facebook ID per day
5. Each Facebook Status post must be for a different NBA player
6. Facebook Status posts must include the NBA All-Star Ballot hashtag - #NBAVOTE - to be counted as valid votes
7. Valid votes must include a player’s first and last name eg. Joakim Noah or JoakimNoah

Sample Valid Facebook Status post: #NBAVOTE I want to see Joakim Noah play in the NBA All-Star Game 2018– best defender in the league! (hashtag) (player’s first & last name)

Twitter:

To vote via Twitter, the user must have a Twitter account and have the ‘protect my Tweets’ option unchecked under the account’s privacy settings. To submit a vote, the user must publish a Tweet from their account. All Twitter votes will be accepted under the following rules and regulations:

1. Voting window is from December 25, 2017 (11:00:00 AM ET) – January 15, 2018 (11:59:59 PM ET)
2. To vote for NBA All-Star via Twitter, voters must publish a Tweet that includes the hashtag #NBAVOTE and the first and last name, or Twitter handle of the player that they want to see play in the NBA All-Star Game 2018.
3. Voters can submit a maximum of one (1) player name per Tweet
4. Voters can submit a maximum of ten (10) valid votes per Twitter handle per day
5. Each Tweet must be for a different NBA player
6. Tweets must include the NBA All-Star Vote hashtag - #NBAVOTE - to be counted as valid votes
7. Retweets will count as valid votes
8. Valid votes must include a player’s first and last name eg. Blake Griffin or BlakeGriffin

Sample Valid Tweet: I want to see Blake Griffin play in the NBA All-Star Game 2018 and watch him dunk! #NBAVOTE (player’s first & last name) (hashtag)

There are a lot of other ways to vote. Go here if you want to learn more. They have other things I’ve never heard of before. QO? Weibo? What are these things?

Is Book an All-Star? He’s averaging career highs in basically everything including 24.3 points per game. I’d urge you to vote for him whether or not you actually think he’s deserving. Let’s win something.

#BookEm Merry Christmas.