Draymond Green shreds NBA’s new All-Star format in middle of game’s broadcast: ‘This sucks’

Draymond Green did not hold back when giving his view of the NBA All-Star Game’s new format. 

The Warriors star ripped the structure during TNT’s broadcast between the first and second games, calling it “unfair” to guys who worked to earn the right to be called an All-Star. 

Under the new format, the All-Star Game is a mini-tournament comprised of four teams of eight players that compete in a semifinal match before the winners advance to the championship game. 

In order to advance, the first team that reaches 40 points wins, which didn’t sit right with Green. 

“You work all year to be an All-Star and you get to play up to 40 and then you’re done. This is so unfair to Victor Wembanyama, who just took this game really seriously,” Green said on air. “Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who just took this game really seriously. When you talk about chasing after the points record, Melo, Kobe and all these guys that had great scoring nights. They don’t get the opportunity to do that with this game. 

“All so we can watch some rising stars. We about to watch the Olympic team, now we get the treat of watching the Olympic team play against a U-19 team. Come on, what are we doing? This is ridiculous.”