All-Star Game effort is a yearly complaint. Draymond Green thinks he knows why it keeps happening.
Speaking Friday on his podcast, the Warriors forward said the issue isn’t motivation. It’s exhaustion. Not from games, but from everything around the game, as relayed by Eden Collier of NBC Sports Bay Area.
“I’ve been at this community thing, I’ve been at this event, I’ve been at this sneaker deal thing, I’ve been at this podcast thing,” Green said. “By the time you get to the game … oh, I get 20 minutes to shoot the basketball.”
Green contrasted that with a normal game day routine that includes workouts, cardio, treatment, recovery, weights, shooting, meetings and prep.
None of that exists at All-Star Weekend. Players show up cold, short on reps, and aware that one wrong step could cost them real games down the line.
“I’m going to go out here and play hard in this game that I prepared for, for 20 minutes?” Green said. “That played a big part.”
His fix is simple: Let the non-All-Stars handle the appearances. Let the All-Stars prepare for the actual game.
Less programming. More basketball.
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