LeBron James discusses uptick in 3s, changes to All-Star Game format and becoming NBA minutes leader

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James said the discourse around the state of the NBA should extend beyond the new polarizing All-Star Game format.

“It’s not just the All-Star Game. It’s our game in general,” James said at shootaround in Sacramento on Thursday. “… There’s a lot of f—ing 3s being shot. So it’s a bigger conversation than just the All-Star Game.”

James acknowledged that “something had to change” with the All-Star Game given the fan and media reaction to it in recent seasons.

“I mean, it’s different in a sense,” James said of the new tournament format. “But, I don’t know, I don’t really have a … We’ll see, we’ll see when we get there. It’s different. Obviously, anytime you make some type of change it’s gonna be some buck back. I don’t know. I mean, I have my ideas of what could possibly work.”

When asked how he’d improve the exhibition game, James declined to share. “Yeah, I’m not going to do that,” James said.




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