As we’ve stated in the past, the NBA is one of the more digitally savvy leagues in pro sports.
Today, this assertion has been supported with the launch of NBA All-Star voting via Google Search.
For the first time, NBA fans can vote by simply googling “NBA Vote All-Star” or “NBA Vote Team Name” (ex: NBA Vote Knicks). The Google voting can be done via desktop, tablet or mobile and is added to the traditional ways that NBA fans can vote, such as casting votes on NBA.com, through the NBA App (available on Android and iOS), SMS text, and social media networks including Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, as well as via Sina Weibo and Tencent Microblogs in China.
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All current NBA players are available for selection. Fans can select up to two guards and three frontcourt players from each conference.
Here’s what it looks like when casting votes via Google Search:
So now that the National Basketball Association has tipped off their NBA All-Star Voting presented by Verizon for 2016, fans everywhere will have one more convenient digital platform to use to submit votes.
It’s important to note that voting ends on Monday, Jan. 18, 2016 at 11:59:59 p.m. ET. The starters will be announced live on TNT on Thursday, Jan. 21, during a special one-hour edition of TNT NBA Tip-Off
Here is a summary of the many digital voting options that the NBA is providing:
- NBA.com voting page at NBA.com/vote: Fill out one full ballot per day on NBA.com/vote from a desktop or mobile browser.
- NBA App: Access the ballot and vote through the app, which is available on Android and iOS. Fans can fill out one full ballot per day.
- Twitter: Tweet, retweet or reply with the player’s first and last name, along with the hashtag #NBAVOTE. Each Tweet may include only one player’s name. Fans can vote 10 unique players each day throughout the All-Star voting period.
- Facebook: Use player’s first and last name along with the hashtag #NBAVOTE in a post on your personal Facebook account, or comment on another’s Facebook post. Fans can post votes for 10 unique players per day and each vote may contain only one player’s name.
- Instagram: Post an original photo, with the hashtag #NBAVOTE and the player’s first and last name in the photo caption. Fans can vote for 10 unique players per day, and each vote may contain only one player’s name.
- SMS: Text the player’s last name to 6-9-6-2-2 (“MYNBA”) on any wireless device. Fans can vote for 10 different players per day, per phone number, via SMS voting by sending 10 separate SMS messages, each one with a different player’s last name. Message and data rates may apply.
- Google Search: Search “NBA Vote All-Star” or “NBA Vote Team Name” (ex: NBA Vote Celtics), and use respective team cards to select players. Voters can submit one vote per player per day, with up to 10 total votes per day.