It has become an annual joke, one that NBA players keep repeating. For the sixth consecutive year, players had the right to have a significant say in the process of deciding who will start the All-Star Game. The NBA uses a formula to do that now, with fan voting counting for 50 percent of the total, a media panel counting for 25 percent and the players themselves getting 25 percent. And, also for the sixth consecutive year, most players didn’t take the process seriously. There’s no other way to explain how 297 players had at least one of their peers—or themselves—saying that they should start next month’s All-Star Game in Cleveland. Ben Simmons got two votes; he has not played this season because he doesn’t want to play for Philadelphia. Kawhi Leonard got two votes; he has not played this season because of injury. John Wall, T.J. Warren, Luka Samanic, …