One of the people who hate it is none other than NBA All-Star Kevin Durant. He was asked about the new format and said “ I absolutely hate it .” “All-Star Game format changing, all the formats — terrible in my opinion. We should just go back to East-West. Just play a game,” Durant told reporters.

James played 34 minutes against the Kings, boosting his career total to 57,471 minutes on the floor—enough to surpass Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the all-time lead. Abdul-Jabbar played 57,446 minutes over 20 seasons from 1969 to '89, while James surpassed him in his 22nd season.