{"id":489533,"date":"2025-02-17T07:41:19","date_gmt":"2025-02-17T11:41:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=489533"},"modified":"2025-02-17T07:41:44","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T11:41:44","slug":"players-call-all-star-game-stoppages-problematic","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/players-call-all-star-game-stoppages-problematic\/","title":{"rendered":"Players call All-Star Game stoppages \u2018problematic\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The new competition format for the NBA All-Star Game drew mixed\u00a0opinions, with basketballers being unhappy with the pause during and between the matches.<\/p>\n<p>The league tried something new with a 4-team that played \u00bd finals and who scored 40 points 1<sup>st<\/sup> win. Basketballers were happy that the All-Star Game became more competitive this way, but the games were stopped too many times for different kinds of entertainment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo say what I really think, I didn\u2019t like the new format,\u201d shared Trae Young. The matches were short, and to make the product longer, we had too many breaks.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">IT WAS STEPH CURRY&#39;S SHOW IN THE BAY \ud83e\udd29<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udf1f 20 PTS<br \/>\ud83c\udf1f 10 REB<br \/>\ud83c\udf1f 6 3PM<br \/>\ud83c\udf1f W<\/p>\n<p>He takes home his 2nd Kobe Bryant Trophy as he wins the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/KiaAllStarMVP?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#KiaAllStarMVP<\/a> at 2025 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NBAAllStar?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#NBAAllStar<\/a>! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/62ArXQffSB\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/62ArXQffSB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NBA (@NBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBA\/status\/1891345280894656636?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">February 17, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The final between had a break of almost half an hour due to a tribute to the TNT broadcast crew as Shaq&#8217;s veteran-laden\u00a0team with Curry, Tatum, and Durant triumphed against Chuck&#8217;s squad of international stars like Jokic and Wembanyama.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI prefer to compete without breaks,&#8221; Shai claimed after the match. \u201cBut I enjoyed the event and that it became more competitive than in the past few years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Steph, who notched 12 points in the championship match and secured the All-Star Game MVP,\u00a0revealed that it is better than last year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The new competition format for the NBA All-Star Game drew mixed\u00a0opinions, with basketballers being unhappy with the pause during and between the matches. 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