In the event you can’t fix it, kill it, says Kevin Durant.
After a disastrous NBA All-Star weekend that fans, players and pundits seemingly universally despised, Durant is ready to present the weekend’s events the death penalty even after debuting a latest format.
“I feel it’s more fun to complain in regards to the NBA than to really watch it,” Durant said on X. “Crazy, cancel all-star weekend, and let’s just give everybody a break since we’re so miserable around this time…”
The NBA All-Star weekend has come under fire in recent times and it doesn’t appear the criticism will likely be letting up anytime soon.
Fans –– and Warriors star Draymond Green –– have criticized the players’ lack of urgency throughout the game, the brand new format featuring a mini-tournament, in addition to Kevin Hart acting because the MC for the sport.
Green, particularly, rated the sport a zero out of 10 and said it was “not basketball” when discussing the five-on-five tournament with games being played to 40 as a substitute of a conventional East vs. West game.
Outkick personality @TheGunzShow on X responded to Durant in regards to the poor product for fans.
“KD… today’s a break day for yall, I’m asking you to rewatch the FULL live broadcast – with the unreal amount of commercials, breaks, every thing else, today. Watch it out of your couch,” he wrote. “And see should you can watch the complete event straight through. And it was an ALL STAR GAME. Not ideal.”
Durant looked as if it would back off his stance a bit but still thinks fans just enjoy complaining.
“I get it,” he wrote. “My point is, fans complain about EVERYTHING. Like nothing is sweet enough for the fans straight away. Only thing they enjoy is playoffs, trade deadline, free agency, and when players beef with one another lol.”
Fans have indeed been complaining in regards to the NBA’s pace of play, which incorporates a scarcity of defense in addition to an extreme volume of 3-point jump shots throughout the league.
It has gotten so bad that some have even lost faith in commissioner Adam Silver.
Rankings at one point were down as much as 25 percent this season, but that has since rebounded to more normalized numbers, and, definitely, Luka Doncic now being on the Lakers won’t hurt.
Perhaps Durant is just complaining less because his team won Sunday, with former teammate Stephen Curry earning All-Star Game MVP honors.
In the event you can’t fix it, kill it, says Kevin Durant.
After a disastrous NBA All-Star weekend that fans, players and pundits seemingly universally despised, Durant is ready to present the weekend’s events the death penalty even after debuting a latest format.
“I feel it’s more fun to complain in regards to the NBA than to really watch it,” Durant said on X. “Crazy, cancel all-star weekend, and let’s just give everybody a break since we’re so miserable around this time…”
The NBA All-Star weekend has come under fire in recent times and it doesn’t appear the criticism will likely be letting up anytime soon.
Fans –– and Warriors star Draymond Green –– have criticized the players’ lack of urgency throughout the game, the brand new format featuring a mini-tournament, in addition to Kevin Hart acting because the MC for the sport.
Green, particularly, rated the sport a zero out of 10 and said it was “not basketball” when discussing the five-on-five tournament with games being played to 40 as a substitute of a conventional East vs. West game.
Outkick personality @TheGunzShow on X responded to Durant in regards to the poor product for fans.
“KD… today’s a break day for yall, I’m asking you to rewatch the FULL live broadcast – with the unreal amount of commercials, breaks, every thing else, today. Watch it out of your couch,” he wrote. “And see should you can watch the complete event straight through. And it was an ALL STAR GAME. Not ideal.”
Durant looked as if it would back off his stance a bit but still thinks fans just enjoy complaining.
“I get it,” he wrote. “My point is, fans complain about EVERYTHING. Like nothing is sweet enough for the fans straight away. Only thing they enjoy is playoffs, trade deadline, free agency, and when players beef with one another lol.”
Fans have indeed been complaining in regards to the NBA’s pace of play, which incorporates a scarcity of defense in addition to an extreme volume of 3-point jump shots throughout the league.
It has gotten so bad that some have even lost faith in commissioner Adam Silver.
Rankings at one point were down as much as 25 percent this season, but that has since rebounded to more normalized numbers, and, definitely, Luka Doncic now being on the Lakers won’t hurt.
Perhaps Durant is just complaining less because his team won Sunday, with former teammate Stephen Curry earning All-Star Game MVP honors.
