Draymond Inexperienced didn’t maintain again when giving his view of the NBA All-Star Sport’s new format.
The Warriors star ripped the construction throughout TNT’s broadcast between the primary and second video games, calling it “unfair” to guys who labored to earn the correct to be referred to as an All-Star.
Underneath the brand new format, the All-Star Sport is a mini-tournament comprised of 4 groups of eight gamers that compete in a semifinal match earlier than the winners advance to the championship sport.
To be able to advance, the primary crew that reaches 40 factors wins, which didn’t sit proper with Inexperienced.
“You work all year to be an All-Star and you get to play up to 40 and then you’re done. This is so unfair to Victor Wembanyama, who just took this game really seriously,” Inexperienced mentioned on air. “Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who simply took this sport actually significantly. Whenever you speak about chasing after the factors file, Melo, Kobe and all these guys that had nice scoring nights. They don’t get the chance to try this with this sport.
“All so we can watch some rising stars. We about to watch the Olympic team, now we get the treat of watching the Olympic team play against a U-19 team. Come on, what are we doing? This is ridiculous.”
He later added: “This sucks, it ain’t basketball.”
Inexperienced voiced his displeasure earlier within the night time as effectively when he was on the pregame present discussing the inclusion of a crew from the Rising Stars Problem.
Whereas three of the groups within the All-Star Sport are comprised of star NBA gamers, the fourth crew is comprised of first and second-year gamers who gained the Rising Stars Problem earlier in All-Star Weekend.
Inexperienced referred to Group Candice, as it’s formally referred to as, as a “team that no one wants to see” earlier than railing in opposition to their inclusion.
“Those guys did not make the All-Star team, Green said. “To be playing in the All-Star Game when you did not make the All-Star team, it’s absurd.”
The change within the format for the All-Star Sport was a push by the NBA because the league tries to reinvigorate enthusiasm across the occasion, which has misplaced depth and curiosity in recent times.
