{"id":476736,"date":"2026-01-01T15:27:58","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T14:27:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=476736"},"modified":"2026-01-01T15:27:58","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T14:27:58","slug":"draymond-green-defends-lebron-james-theres-no-world-where-he-isnt-an-all-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/draymond-green-defends-lebron-james-theres-no-world-where-he-isnt-an-all-star\/","title":{"rendered":"Draymond Green Defends LeBron James: \u201cThere\u2019s No World Where He Isn\u2019t an All-Star\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"268\" data-end=\"495\"><strong data-start=\"268\" data-end=\"309\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Draymond Green<\/span><\/span><\/strong> has come out strongly in defense of <strong data-start=\"346\" data-end=\"387\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">LeBron James<\/span><\/span><\/strong>, pushing back against critics who have questioned the Lakers star\u2019s place in this year\u2019s NBA All-Star Game.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"497\" data-end=\"713\">Speaking candidly, the <strong data-start=\"520\" data-end=\"561\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Golden State Warriors<\/span><\/span><\/strong> veteran dismissed the notion that LeBron should be left out of the All-Star selections, emphasizing both his legacy and continued impact on the league.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"715\" data-end=\"916\">\u201cI know a lot of people are like, \u2018He shouldn\u2019t be an All-Star.\u2019 Like, shut up,\u201d Green said. \u201cYes, he should, because he\u2019s an All-Star. He\u2019s been the face of the NBA for 20 years. Yeah, figure it out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"918\" data-end=\"1029\">Green acknowledged that he understands some of the arguments being made, but ultimately rejected them outright.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1031\" data-end=\"1245\">\u201cI see a lot of people saying that, and I get where you\u2019re coming from \u2014 but I don\u2019t get where you\u2019re coming from,\u201d he added. \u201cThere\u2019s no world where LeBron James isn\u2019t an All-Star this year. 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