LeBron James compares NBA All-Star voting to Donald Trump's election

"There's always goofy votes."
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Jacob Lauing
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LeBron James compares NBA All-Star voting to Donald Trump's election
LeBron James was a vocal Hillary Clinton supporter. Credit: Ezra Shaw/Getty Images

As Donald Trump continues to make voter fraud claims, folks around the NBA are similarly looking at the recent All-Star Game voting results under a microscope.

LeBron James found a way to connect the two.

The Cleveland Cavaliers star spoke with members of the media on Friday, answering questions about the NBA All-Star Game results, which — as always — led to plenty of snubs and questionable picks.

One of those snubs was NBA stud Joel Embiid, who made a brilliant election reference on Thursday.

James, a vocal Hillary Clinton supporter during the presidential election, followed suit and took an shot at Trump when asked about some of those head-turning votes.

"There's always goofy votes," he said. "Donald Trump is our president."

James penned a lengthy endorsement for Clinton in October, spoke at Clinton rallies and posted a heartfelt goodbye to Barack Obama on his last night in office.

His jab at Trump is clearly consistent with his political leanings.

2017 marks a big change to NBA All-Star voting, which explains the overt speculation surrounding the results. For All-Star Game starters, fans make up 50 percent of the votes, with media members and NBA players splitting the other 50 percent. Fans previously made up 100 percent of the voting for starting players.

The uproar surrounding Donald Trump's voter fraud accusations is, well, another story. But cheer to King James for being topical.

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Jacob Lauing

Jacob is Mashable's Sports Intern. He graduated from Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, where he studied journalism and served as editor-in-chief of Mustang News, Cal Poly's student newspaper. Some of Jacob's favorite activities include watching baseball, playing music and eating bagels.

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