NBA-Storities pushed back on the Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green’s assessment of the All-Star game’s latest format and the league.
Instead of an East vs. West format this year the NBA changed the format to the game to a mini tournament between four different teams selected by Shaquille O’Neal, Candace Parker, Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith. Stephen Curry led Shaq’s team to a win and he picked up the All-Star Game MVP Award.
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Dallas Mavericks Guard Max Christie, #00 and Golden State Warriors Frem Daymond Green, #23, in action during the game between Dallas Mavericks and Golden State Warriors at the American Airlines Center in Dallas on February 12, 2025. (Jerome Miron-Preferred Pictures)
Green was asked to judge the format on a scale of 1-10. He said it was a “zero.”
“You work all year to be an all-star and you get the game up to 40 and then you’re done. This is so unfair to Victor Wembanyama who just took this game really seriously,” he said via the new York Post. “Shai Gilgeous-Alexander who just took this game really seriously. When talking about chasing after the poin record, Melo, Kobe and all these guys who had big scoring nights. They don’t get the opportunity to do it with this game.
“Everything, so we can see some rising stars. We’re about to see the Olympic team, now we get the treatment of watching the Olympic team play against a U-19 team. Come on, what are we doing? This is ridiculous. “
He also said “this sucks” and “it’s not basketball.”
Barkley and colleague Basketball Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson took Green’s comments on the task.
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Barkley put Onus on the Green and his generation of basketball stars for the lack of importance of the All-Star game.
“I want to disagree with Daymond a lot. I use the analogy as when the kids cluttered up in the house you get them.
From left to right are Shaquille O’Neal, Ernie Johnson and Charles Barkley midway to be honored under the NBA All-Star Basketball match on Sunday 16 February 2025 in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
“So don’t behave like he’s angry because they’re trying to use rookies … We’re doing any type of trick to make this game exciting.”
Green also flew the feathers from Oscar Robertson over the weekend.
The NBA champion said that games right now are “boring” with “no fabric.” The emergence of increased 3-point shooting has been blamed. NBA rates also have suffered because of games in the regular season.
“Each possession is a form of chess movement. You don’t get today in the NBA often it’s no substance.
Robertson did not have time for Green’s remarks.
“Who doesn’t care what Daymond says? It doesn’t matter,” Robertson said at Siriusxm NBA Radio. “This is what I mean a guy can say this, another guy can say that. The game is what it is. Either people like the game or they don’t and I think people enjoy the game, Especially if their team can win.
Oscar Robertson talks to filmmaker Spike Lee before the All Star-HBCU game in the Oakland Arena in Oakland, California, February 15, 2025. (DARREN YAMASHITA-PREPARED PICTURES)
“And if you look at basketball, it can be boring for him, because if he doesn’t pass the ball to Curry, what is he doing? I mean not to point it out because I think he knows how to play basketball, But he is to go to Curry more than someone I’ve ever seen in basketball.
