Kevin Durant is probably the current NBA player who truly speaks his mind, and in his latest post on 'X', he has made it clear what most NBA players think about the All-Star Weekend at the moment: that it doesn't interest anyone and that it would be better if it disappeared:
"I think it's more fun to complain about the NBA than to actually watch it. Crazy, cancel the All-Star Weekend and give everyone a break since we are all so miserable around these dates....".
From X, an influencer commented the following to Durant: "KD... today is a day off for everyone. I ask you to watch the FULL live broadcast again - with the unreal amount of commercials, breaks, everything else, today. Watch it from your couch. And see if you can watch the entire event straight through. And it was an ALL STAR game. Not ideal."
And KD agreed to reaffirm that it is not of interest: "I get it. What I mean is that fans complain about EVERYTHING. Just like nothing is good enough for fans right now. The only things they enjoy are the playoffs, the trade deadline, free agency, and when players fight each other".
We will see what happens, but KD's opinion is not isolated, in recent years the All-Star game serves for the media and fans to criticize it, and for the players to fulfill the requirements without truly offering a great show. To continue like this, it's better to follow the NHL's path and cancel it. The other option is for everyone to accept that it's a farce that brings in money and stop complaining. Because the repetitive complaints year after year are tiring. Very tiring.
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Kevin Durant y lo que piensan los jugadores del All-Star: "Hay que cancelarlo y darnos vacaciones a todos, somos unos miserables"