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Worry About the Old Heads? Kevin Durant Fires Brutal Shots at Luka Doncic and Nikola Jokic Ahead of Team USA vs. World 2026 NBA All-Star Game
Durant challenges the narrative that American veterans lack effort, highlighting perceived low intensity by Luka Dončić and Nikola Jokić in past NBA All-Star Games.
- Speaking Wednesday, Kevin Durant criticized Luka Dončić and Nikola Jokić for limited effort ahead of Sunday's All-Star showcase in Inglewood, California.
- For years, the All-Star Game has been criticized for weak defense and inflated scoring, prompting the NBA to announce 25 names last week split onto three squads as it tests format changes.
- Durant joked that `You should ask the Europeans and the World team if they’re going to compete,` and referenced Wembanyama, saying, `He said that last year, too.`
- Durant's remarks reignited debate that American veterans face disproportionate scrutiny over effort, while Commissioner Adam Silver says the new format aims to tap national pride though Durant remains cautious.
- League officials say Sunday's showcase will not solve the identity crisis overnight, while past games featuring Jokić-led Serbia and Wembanyama-led France leave credibility uncertain.
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“Just No Excuse”: Kevin Durant Receives Unexpected Support in NBA All-Star Debate After Stephen A. Smith Buries Hatchet
In a surprising twist to one of the NBA’s most public player–media feuds, Stephen A. Smith has emerged as an unlikely defender of Kevin Durant. The two have sparred publicly since 2016, trading pointed criticism and thinly veiled shots across interviews and broadcasts. But Durant’s recent comments on the All-Star Game appear to have shifted the dynamic — at least temporarily. “Kevin Durant, to be clear, he didn’t lie,” Smith stated on the Stephe…
The NBA has been looking for a solution for years to the All-Star game, which has become less and less interesting to basketball fans around the world. The latest invention is a Sunday showdown between the world team and two teams representing the United States. Kevin Durant, who will defend the colors of one of the American teams along with experienced stars Kawhi Leonard and LeBron James, strongly criticized Luka Dončić and Nikola Jokić's atti…
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