Well we don't have to wonder what Kevin Durant thinks about the new format for the NBA All-Star Game . The Phoenix Suns superstar was asked Tuesday about the new setup, which features a mini tournament of four teams. In his typical honest fashion, he didn't mince words.
"I hate it, I absolutely hate it," Durant said. "Terrible. All-Star Game format changing, all the formats -- terrible in my opinion.
We should just go back to East-West. Just play a game. I think we've been trying to bring that flare back somehow with All-Star Weekend, I think we just keep the tradition.
We'll see how this one works. You never know, I might be wrong, I'm just another guy with an opinion, but we'll see how it works." Durant is at least leaving the door open to like the new format, but it's never a great sign when one of the biggest stars in the league immediately slams something that the NBA is trying to hype up.
What is the new NBA All-Star Game format? The league announced the new format on Tuesday, which will have the 24 All-Stars chosen split up into three teams of eight players. A fourth team will also compete, which will be the winning team from the Rising Stars Challenge, which follows a similar mini-tournament style. Instead of NBA players drafting their teams as the league has done the past several years to drum up some excitement and break away from the traditional Western vs.
Eastern Conference format, the three All-Star teams will be drafted by "NBA on TNT" analysts Shaquille O'Neal.
