{"id":201199,"date":"2026-02-12T15:23:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T13:23:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=201199"},"modified":"2026-02-12T15:23:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T13:23:16","slug":"durant-took-a-dig-at-jokic-and-doncic-they-dont-care-about-the-all-star-game-they-lie-on-the-floor-and-shoot-from-half-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/durant-took-a-dig-at-jokic-and-doncic-they-dont-care-about-the-all-star-game-they-lie-on-the-floor-and-shoot-from-half-court\/","title":{"rendered":"DURANT TOOK A DIG AT JOKI\u0106 AND DON\u010cI\u0106: They Don\u2019t Care About the All-Star Game, They Lie on the Floor and Shoot From Half Court!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Houston Rockets star Kevin Durant criticized the level of effort shown by non-American NBA stars at the All-Star Game, believing that an increase in competitiveness at the main event of the exhibition weekend does not depend solely on U.S. veterans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the upcoming All-Star in Los Angeles, a new All-Star Game format will be introduced for the first time \u2014 a mini-tournament featuring three teams, two made up of U.S. players and one consisting of representatives from the rest of the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The format was introduced in order to boost competitiveness among an otherwise disinterested elite group of players. A member of the \u201cTeam USA Veterans,\u201d Kevin Durant criticized the commitment and approach of international players.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou should ask the Europeans and Team World whether they\u2019re going to compete. If you look at Luka Don\u010di\u0107 and Nikola Joki\u0107 right now, let\u2019s go back and see what they do at the All-Star Game. Is that competition? So, we didn\u2019t question what they were doing, but we\u2019re going to question the veterans and the Americans,\u201d Durant said, before continuing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kevin Durant with a Press Conference vs Clippers\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/edNuYT5Bfg0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cLuka and Joki\u0107 don\u2019t care about the game at all. They lie on the floor. They shoot from half court. But you have to worry about the older players who are trying hard? I can read between the lines. That\u2019s a general topic everyone is talking about,\u201d emphasized the superstar with 16 All-Star selections in his career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He also commented on the statement made by Frenchman Victor Wembanyama, a member of Team World, regarding the loss of competitiveness at the main event of All-Star Weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHe said the same thing last year. They said it was the worst All-Star Game people had watched. So we\u2019ll see. Who knows what will happen? This format could bring changes, but who knows? 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