Bronny James, Isaac Jones Receive NBA All Star Votes

A few NBA players treated All-Star voting like a joke, with two voting for Bronny James and four for Isaac Jones, who has five points this season. Bronny averages 6.9 minutes and 35 total points for the Lakers. Because players were "just 25 percent of the vote," those six ballots did not change the official starters that the league announced. Merlin sees this as a locker room wink more than a power play. The episode highlights the gap between headline names and on-court impact and reminds fans that the final roster is driven mostly by fan and media votes. With LeBron out of the starters list due to injury, the league still rewarded production over novelty.