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.

The Lakers star had thoughts about the All-Star format that spilled into the quality of the NBA product currently.

When Durant was asked about the new format on Tuesday he gave a very blunt answer. "I hate it, I absolutely hate it," he said. "Terrible. All-Star Game format changing, all the formats -- terrible in my opinion.