Kevin Durant desires to kill NBA All-Star weekend
For those who can’t repair it, kill it, says Kevin Durant.
After a disastrous NBA All-Star weekend that followers, gamers and pundits seemingly universally despised, Durant is ready to provide the weekend’s occasions the dying penalty even after debuting a brand new format.
“I believe it’s extra enjoyable to complain in regards to the NBA than to truly watch it,” Durant mentioned on X. “Loopy, cancel all-star weekend, and let’s simply give everyone a break since we’re so depressing round this time…”
The NBA All-Star weekend has come beneath hearth lately and it doesn’t seem the criticism shall be letting up anytime quickly.
Followers –– and Warriors star Draymond Inexperienced –– have criticized the gamers’ lack of urgency throughout the sport, the brand new format that includes a mini-tournament, in addition to Kevin Hart appearing because the MC for the sport.
Inexperienced, particularly, rated the sport a zero out of 10 and mentioned it was “not basketball” when discussing the five-on-five match with video games being performed to 40 as a substitute of a standard East vs. West sport.
Outkick persona @TheGunzShow on X responded to Durant in regards to the poor product for followers.
“KD… in the present day’s a time off for yall, I’m asking you to rewatch the FULL reside broadcast – with the unreal quantity of commercials, breaks, the whole lot else, in the present day. Watch it out of your sofa,” he wrote. “And see if you happen to can watch the total occasion straight by way of. And it was an ALL STAR GAME. Not perfect.”
Durant appeared to again off his stance a bit however nonetheless thinks followers simply get pleasure from complaining.
“I get it,” he wrote. “My level is, followers complain about EVERYTHING. Like nothing is sweet sufficient for the followers proper now. Solely factor they get pleasure from is playoffs, commerce deadline, free company, and when gamers beef with one another lol.”
Followers have certainly been complaining in regards to the NBA’s tempo of play, which features a lack of protection in addition to an excessive quantity of 3-point soar pictures all through the league.
It has gotten so unhealthy that some have even misplaced religion in commissioner Adam Silver.
Scores at one level have been down as a lot as 25 p.c this season, however that has since rebounded to extra normalized numbers, and, actually, Luka Doncic now being on the Lakers received’t harm.
Maybe Durant is simply complaining much less as a result of his crew received Sunday, with former teammate Stephen Curry incomes All-Star Recreation MVP honors.
