Pau Gasol votes for his favorite All-Star...himself

January 7, 1:11 PMLos Angeles Lakers ExaminerColin Ward-Henninger

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At least I think I'm an All-Star (AP Photo/Gus Ruelas)

Los Angeles Lakers forward Pau Gasol has been listening to those NBA commercials telling people to vote for the 2009 All-Star game.

Gasol has been stuffing the ballot box for the player he thinks is most deserving to be one of the Western Conference's starting forwards...Pau Gasol.

When asked about his voting technique, Gasol admitted that he had voted for himself:

Once or twice...just to give me a couple extra votes.

While voting for yourself is perfectly legal, it generally falls under the "frowned upon" category. It doesn't surprise me that Gasol would engage in this kind of activity, however, given the other common courtesies he's been shirking recently, namely:

• dipping his chip in salsa, taking a bite, and then putting the same chip back into the salsa (aka double-dipping)
• keeping his Blockbuster rentals past the due date just because there are no late fees
• not speeding up his walking pace when somebody is holding a door open for him
• taking up to five pennies at a time from the "Leave-a-Penny, Take-a-Penny" tray
• filling up his fountain drink halfway, drinking it, then filling it up again before he pays for it

Despite his best efforts, Gasol has no chance of being voted into the All-Star Game since he's currently sixth in voting. He does, however, have a strong chance of being selected by the coaches as one of the Western Conference reserves.

Just as long as he's not going to be sharing any Tostitos with them in the near future.