Jaylen Brown about All-Star Game: 'That wasn't basketball' / News - Basketnews.com

Jaylen Brown, a top scorer of Team LeBron, called the NBA All-Star Game 2023 "a glorified layup line."

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Boston Celtics All-Star forward Jaylen Brown has a similar approach to the NBA All-Star Game as Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone, who called the league's marquee event "the worst basketball game ever played."

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"That wasn't basketball," Brown said, via Los Angeles Times' Dan Woike. "That was just highlights and layups and jump shots. Probably just two foul calls the entire game. For me, I'm sure people would like to see a little bit more than what we displayed. But I guess that's the format of what we've been doing and I'm not sure how to change it."

He hopes there is a way to make the game more competitive.

"This was like a layup line," Brown pointed out. "I don't know how much notoriety you'd want to get from this. It was just a glorified layup line.

We've got to figure out how to maybe make the game a little bit more competitive. But if the fans like it, that's all that matters."

Brown and his Celtics teammate Jayson Tatum had probably the most competitive sequence on Sunday night when they took over the final minute of the third quarter and went one-on-one in ISO situations. Brown even hit Tatum with the "too small" trash talk.

Jaylen Brown finished the match with a team-high 35 points on LeBron's side.

Meanwhile, Tatum led Team Giannis with 55 points on 22-for-31 shooting to set the record for the most points scored in an All-Star Game. He also received the MVP award.

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