In other news james harden is the all star starter

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Update: Kobe Bryant had an MRI exam, preliminary results show a tear of the rotator cuff. He will fly back to LA. <a href="http://t.co/EOZTuuKjoL">pic.twitter.com/EOZTuuKjoL</a></p>&mdash; Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) <a href="https://twitter.com/Lakers/status/558362585376882688">January 22, 2015</a></blockquote>
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Nice of Kobe to do that Are we sure he ain't gonna heal fast?

It'll be a travesty if Harden doesn't start.

 

Assuming Steve Kerr is the West coach, isn't it conceivable he could choose to start his own guy, Klay Thompson, instead?

It would suck, but it is possible.

 

Kerr isn't an idiot, no way he starts Kay over Harden.

 

Why does your OP say "should be" but your title says "is" starter.

Misleading title is misleading. You made it sound like it was announced.

 

I finally have respect for Kobe, he injured him self so Harden can start.

 

Class Act

 

There shouldn't be any controversy, he's next in line...

Here are full results....

Spoiler

(starters in bold)
EASTERN CONFERENCE FRONTCOURT

LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers, 1,470,483
Pau Gasol, Chicago Bulls, 974,177
Carmelo Anthony, New York Knicks, 647,005
Marcin Gortat, Washington Wizards, 570,005
Chris Bosh, Miami Heat, 542,006
Kevin Love, Cleveland Cavaliers, 386,208
Jonas Valanciunas, Toronto Raptors, 231,741
Joakim Noah, Chicago Bulls, 203,718
Nikola Vucevic, Orlando Magic, 129,293
Paul Millsap, Atlanta Hawks, 121,938
Al Horford, Atlanta Hawks, 114,955
Al Jefferson, Charlotte Hornets, 110,980
Kevin Garnett, Brooklyn Nets, 106,820
Nikola Mirotic, Chicago Bulls, 103,645
Andre Drummond, Detroit Pistons, 86,717

EASTERN CONFERENCE BACKCOURT

John Wall, Washington Wizards, 886,368
Kyle Lowry, Toronto Raptors, 805,290
Dwyane Wade, Miami Heat, 789,839
Kyrie Irving, Cleveland Cavaliers, 535,873
Jimmy Butler, Chicago Bulls, 455,756
Derrick Rose, Chicago Bulls, 379,994
DeMar DeRozan, Toronto Raptors, 159,123
Jeff Teague, Atlanta Hawks, 83,900
Lou Williams, Toronto Raptors, 82,135
Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks, 55,014

WESTERN CONFERENCE FRONTCOURT

Anthony Davis, New Orleans Pelicans, 1,369,911
Marc Gasol, Memphis Grizzlies, 795,121
Blake Griffin, Los Angeles Clippers, 700,615
Tim Duncan, San Antonio Spurs, 546,817
Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City Thunder, 545,226
LaMarcus Aldridge, Portland Trail Blazers, 498,131
DeMarcus Cousins, Sacramento Kings, 465,334
Dwight Howard, Houston Rockets, 348,275
Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas Mavericks, 292,557
Rudy Gay, Sacramento Kings, 144,702
Kawhi Leonard, San Antonio Spurs, 132,150
DeAndre Jordan, Los Angeles Clippers, 117,816
Serge Ibaka, Oklahoma City Thunder, 107,223
Draymond Green, Golden State Warriors, 99,039
Tyson Chandler, Dallas Mavericks, 98,654

WESTERN CONFERENCE BACKCOURT

Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors, 1,513,324
Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers, 1,152,402
James Harden, Houston Rockets, 1,069,368
Chris Paul, Los Angeles Clippers, 551,167
Damian Lillard, Portland Trail Blazers, 365,417
Klay Thompson, Golden State Warriors, 314,254
Russell Westbrook, Oklahoma City Thunder, 248,758
Rajon Rondo, Dallas Mavericks, 219,506
Jeremy Lin, Los Angeles Lakers, 216,246
Mike Conley, Memphis Grizzlies, 103,015


http://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...neups-voting-kyle-lowry-dwyane-wade/22185781/

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Isn't it up to Kerr or the league to pick the replacement? I don't think the person who is next in voting is automatically picked. Not saying I don't want harden there cuz I do, just trying to clear up on how the process is done.

 

Chris Paul was supposed to start in Kobe's place, but when coach slapped him on the back to congratulate him, he flopped.

 

I'm 99.9% sure it's -- the coaches vote on the reserves first, then Kerr chooses a reserve to replace Kobe in the starting lineup. That shifts Kobe to a reserve role, at which point Silver selects someone who was not previously named as a starter or reserve to replace Kobe in that vacant reserve spot.

Same situation as last year. Kobe voted a starter, Harden/Parker/Lillard/CP3 selected by coaches as reserves, Brooks chose Harden to replace Kobe as a starter, Kobe shifted to a reserve role, then Silver chose Anthony Davis to replace Kobe as a reserve.

 

Feigen doesn't think there's anything wrong with Kerr going with Thompson.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Kerr could choose to keep his backcourt together. Could prefer Thompson. Or could just pick his own player. He earned that power.</p>&mdash; Jonathan Feigen (@Jonathan_Feigen) <a href="https://twitter.com/Jonathan_Feigen/status/558417123567861760">January 23, 2015</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Kerr last night: &quot;Harden's been probably one of the best players in the league. He and Klay are the two best shooting guards in the West.&quot;</p>&mdash; Jonathan Feigen (@Jonathan_Feigen) <a href="https://twitter.com/Jonathan_Feigen/status/558416634340069376">January 23, 2015</a></blockquote>
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Thanks for the clarification.

 

I hope he chooses Klay. So many benefits to our team if Kerr chooses Klay.

 

I wouldn't hold it against Kerr one bit if he picked Klay, he is just as important as Curry is to the Warriors and is the 2nd best shooting guard in the league.

 

why??

 

Does Harden not do more for his team than Klay? I would hope Kerr thinks about that rather than just choose his player

 

Harden deserves to start. This whole fan vote thing is wrong.