Still recovering from his injury, Kevin Durant will not return immediately to the floor with the Nets. He still needs time for his knee problem, but according to the latest reports, he intends to hold his place in the All-Star Game. After all, the league just unveiled a big change. KD totally approves…
As we get closer to the date of the All-Star Game, the presence of certain players remains a mystery. Zion Williamson is getting better and better according to the Pelicans, in a press release published this Tuesday evening, but it is impossible to know if he will be able to hold a possible place at ASG. It would not be undeserved given his performance and New Orleans’ start to the season.
Huge change for the All-Star Game!
Same thing for Kevin Durant, still not recovered from his knee injury. There is talk of a return in February for the winger, even if the latter does not want to miss the All-Star Game, which will take place in the middle of the month. This is all the more true since the league has just announced a major change in the draft. Usually broadcast on television a few weeks before, it will take place this year… just before the start of the game.
For the first time, the NBA All-Star Draft will take place right before the game. The two team captains will draft the team rosters from the pool of players voted as starters and reserves in each conference.
— NBA (@NBA) January 25, 2023
For the first time, the NBA All-Star Draft will take place just before the game. The two captains will draft the players among those chosen in each conference.
A bit like at school, the two captains will therefore choose the players just before the start of the game. LeBron James should be concerned on one side, while in the East the battle continues between Giannis Antetokounmpo and Kevin Durant.
On Twitter, KD rejoiced at the news, even considering having given the idea to the NBA. It must be said that earlier, the star of the Nets had already slipped the idea into a live:
Heard it here first https://t.co/Ww2uvU3JrX
— Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) January 25, 2023
“You heard it here first. »
“It would be amazing to pick the players right before the game. In “I take him, him” mode, all the jerseys are ready and everything. It would be really great. »
Kevin Durant had proposed the idea, the NBA listened. The two captains will make their composition just before the start of the All-Star Game, and this decision seems to be unanimous by the players and the supporters on social networks. We are already looking forward to it…
