The NBA is introducing a new format to increase the excitement surrounding the All-Star Game. A small tournament is used. An NBA superstar complained about those responsible.
The NBA is reforming the All-Star Game. The basketball league relies on big names and a new format.
Next year, the league will switch from a duel of the league’s best players to a four-team mini-tournament.
This should create more tension.
NBA superstar Kevin Durant complains about all-star game revolution
Three teams of eight players each will be put together by NBA greats Shaquille O’Neal, Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith from a pool of 24 stars.
The winner of the Rising Stars match will take part as the fourth team. The choice of All-Stars remains unchanged; the voting is made up of votes from the fans (50 percent), the NBA professionals and the media (25 percent each). You can vote from January 20th.
The first edition of the new format will take place on February 16th at the Chase Center in San Francisco. The winners of the two semi-finals advance to the final, with one game ending when the 40-point mark is exceeded.
The total prize money is $1.8 million. Members of the winning team each receive $125,000, while the players of the second-place team (each $50,000) and those of the team eliminated in the semi-finals (each $25,000) receive correspondingly less.
“I hate it. It’s terrible, I think,” said NBA superstar Kevin Durant about the new format.
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