The Worldwide Leader is telling its talent — almost all of it — to end any marketing connection to a suspicious app backed by a company facing a federal lawsuit. ESPN higher-ups directed Dan Orlovsky, Kendrick Perkins, Mina Kimes and Laura Rutledge to end any marketing relationships with Papaya Gaming’s solitaire app, Front Office Sports … Read more
ESPN personality Elle Duncan was in disbelief over Kendrick Perkins’ pun about pain medication that he dropped during an appearance on “SportsCenter” Tuesday. The former NBA champ was about to sign off, but first he had a joke prepared for Duncan — who opened the segment earlier by saying, “You know, when you work at … Read more
Kendrick Perkins’ hot takes are getting people a little too worked up. The former NBA champion and ESPN personality revealed on the “Road Trippin’” podcast with Channing Frye that Milwaukee Bucks fans went wild after he said that Giannis Antetokounmpo was the “Robin” to Khris Middleton’s “Batman” during the 2021 NBA Finals. “I started getting … Read more
Monday’s Game 5 recap of the NBA Finals took an interesting pivot on “SportsCenter.” When discussing the Thunder’s 120-109 home win over the Pacers, ESPN’s Kendrick Perkins playfully chided fellow analyst Richard Jefferson over an exchange he was having with Perkins’ wife, Vanity. “Were you just waving at my wife?” Perkins asked Jefferson, who was … Read more
It looks like Shaquille O’Neal is wasting no time making himself comfortable at his soon-to-be new network. O’Neal invaded ESPN’s “NBA Countdown” set on Thursday minutes before Game 1 of the NBA Finals between the Pacers and Thunder. Midway through the show, O’Neal made his way onto the set and was met with tons of … Read more
Stephen A. Smith didn’t stay silent for too long after Charles Barkley eviscerated ESPN and, in particular, Kendrick Perkins. Perkins responded to the quips about him, but Smith also felt the need to jump into the fray and responded to Barkley’s critiques in a post on social media. “Yo Chuck, stop the b.s. with the … Read more
It’s a ducking war of words among former Celtics teammates. A feud has exploded between former 2008 champions after Brian Scalabrine claimed the Celtics purposefully did not invite Kendrick Perkins to be part of the 2024 championship celebration in Boston. “No, no, no, no, no, no,” Scalabrine said on his SiriusXM show when asked if … Read more
Kendrick Perkins really didn’t appreciate being called a “roach” amid a fractious back-and-forth with Charles Barkley and Shaquille O’Neal. In April, Perkins said on “The Michael Kay Show” that Barkley and Shaq only watch the Knicks when they are responsible for directly covering the game on TNT, and later Barkley told Shaq that he was … Read more
Kendrick Perkins wants his vote back. The ex-NBA star and ESPN analyst said on Thursday’s edition of “First Take” that his vote for Rudy Gobert as the league’s Defensive Player of the Year has caused him embarrassment as the Timberwolves star has struggled in the postseason. “I have the biggest regret in my media career, … Read more
Kendrick Perkins wants Shaquille O’Neal and Charles Barkley to do their jobs and watch the Knicks. A lack of familiarity, Perkins surmises, is the only reason the TNT analysts could not be high on this year’s Knicks team, which clinched the East’s No. 2 seed in the 2024 NBA playoffs on Sunday. “It’s obviously (that) … Read more
Kenrick Perkins “blew off the gasket” at an AAU basketball tournament and got himself kicked out over the weekend. And his “NBA Today” colleagues were more than happy to dig up the footage and air it on national television during Monday’s show. Rumblings about it first appeared on Twitter, when Trae Young sent out a … Read more
Fool me once … I’m Kendrick Perkins. The former NBA big man and current ESPN analyst was duped by a viral Twitter rumor about Warriors forward Jonathan Kuminga, falsely claiming he had shot up to 7-foot-2. “From reports, I’m hearing that Jonathan Kuminga is now 7-2,” Perkins said on “SportsCenter” Tuesday. “The kid has gotten … Read more
Nikola Jokic is likely on the verge of winning his third straight MVP award, and ESPN’s Kendrick Perkins has a reason why: racism. On “First Take” Wednesday, the controversial NBA analyst suggested MVP voters foster bias toward black players by pointing out that only Dirk Nowitzki, Steve Nash and Jokic have won the award since … Read more