Any player that says they don't want to go to an All-Star Game is lying to you. It's something everyone wants to be a part of.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
They talk about those All-Star Games being exhibition affairs, and maybe they are, but I've seen very few players in my life who didn't want to win, no matter whom they were playing or what for.
I don't want the All-Star Game to be a one-time thing.
When you're playing against a whole bunch of All-Stars, it's like a video game. There's so much talent on the floor at once.
Not all teammates tell the truth.
I don't want to get in trouble here, but the All-Star Game shouldn't count for anything. It should just be for fun.
Certain people who care about me a lot have said 'You don't play the game, and if you don't play the game, you don't get picked for the team all the time.
A lot of players think the game is all about individual performances when it's really all about a team game.
I think all players reach a point in their career where it's natural to lose some of that hunger, that desire, to sort of break out or be a star.
Everyone knows the game is about the players.
They'd have to force me to take the All-Star Game. They take over the building, your season-ticket holders have to be in a lottery to see if they get tickets, and then they don't get a good ticket. Really, no good can come out of it, and all it can do is upset your fans.