Dwyane Wade wants all his buddies in the All-Star Game this year and he hasn’t exactly been subtle in letting the world know.
Wade’s Twitter account was a flurry of activity today, as he voted for a host of teammates, former teammates and banana boat buddies.
Behold:
Kevin Love #NBAVote
— DWade (@DwyaneWade) January 7, 2018
Lebron James #NBAVote
— DWade (@DwyaneWade) January 7, 2018
Victor Oladipo #NBAVote
— DWade (@DwyaneWade) January 7, 2018
Chris Paul #NBAVote
— DWade (@DwyaneWade) January 7, 2018
Carmelo Anthony #NBAVote
— DWade (@DwyaneWade) January 7, 2018
Hassan Whiteside #NBAVote
— DWade (@DwyaneWade) January 7, 2018
It wasn’t quite on the level of Tony Allen selecting his own guys last year, in a video which was an all-out troll right from the beginning.
— Tony Allen (@aa000G9) January 9, 2017
Nor was it sarcastic, like some of Allen’s picks, or Joel Embiid’s vote for Hassan Whiteside last year.
Hassan Whiteside said All-Star voting is a "gimmick" and players just "make jokes on Twitter" to get votes. 🤔🤔🤔https://t.co/rPYC6VU69B
— SB Nation NBA (@SBNationNBA) January 13, 2017
Hassan Whiteside #NBAVote https://t.co/4dBXNZ2hUU
— Joel Embiid (@JoelEmbiid) January 13, 2017
But it still highlighted the downfalls of fan/Twitter voting, even if that wasn’t what Wade intended.