On Monday afternoon, the legendary Phoenix Suns scorer noticed all the backlash from the latest All-Star Game madness and came to a pretty reasonable conclusion on his X account. Per Durant, sometimes, people just like to complain about the NBA rather than actively watch it.
The new-look NBA All-Star Game was anything but a success. Kevin Durant, who made his 15th All-Star appearance in Sunday's tournament, seemed to acknowledge some of the many criticisms fans have made about the current state of the game in a social media post on Monday.
The NBA experimented with a new format for the 2025 All-Star Game, playing a mini-tournament with four teams. Reaction to the format was mixed.
Kevin Durant has an extensive list of media members he has gotten into it with over the years. But on Monday, Durant took aim at the very vocal majority of media personalities who voiced their complaints about the 2025 NBA All-Star Game on Sunday night.
Critics of the NBA All-Star game have been in full throat, and Kevin Durant appears to be tired of all of the complaining.
Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant, who played in the game and is now a 15-time All-Star, responded to the critics of the new format. "I think it’s more fun to complain about the nba than to actually watch it," Durant said. "Crazy, cancel all star weekend and let’s just give everybody a break since we’re so miserable around this time…"
The 15-time All-Star quickly interjected and said, “I'm locked in on scouting report. Coach told me I was guarding you when we play on Sunday.” Dunn mentioned training camp and was interrupted again by Durant.
Phoenix Suns star Kevin Durant took to social media and called out people for all the issues with the All-Star Game. Durant suggested the NBA should even cancel the events since everyone was so miserable about it all.
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I think it’s more fun to complain about the nba than to actually watch it. Crazy, cancel all star weekend and let ... around this time… — Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) February 17, 2025 Durant participated in Sunday's game as part of Team Shaq's OG ...
Kevin Durant went back to the Bay Area last weekend. He’s now going back to school. A nostalgic time for Phoenix’s All-Star forward continues Thursday, when Durant and the Suns play San Antonio in Austin,