Kendrick Perkins’ bizarre on-air joke leaves Elle Duncan lost for words in awkward ESPN moment

Kendrick Perkins’ bizarre on-air joke leaves Elle Duncan lost for words in awkward ESPN moment

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 shares harrowing death threat tale over Giannis Antetokounmpo ‘Robin’ take

Kendrick Perkins shares harrowing death threat tale over Giannis Antetokounmpo ‘Robin’ take

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

Kendrick Perkins’ wife in cheeky NBA Finals scene with Richard Jefferson: ‘She waved at me first’

Kendrick Perkins’ wife in cheeky NBA Finals scene with Richard Jefferson: ‘She waved at me first’

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

Kendrick Perkins allegedly banned from Celtics parade as ugly feud erupts: ‘Coward’

Kendrick Perkins allegedly banned from Celtics parade as ugly feud erupts: ‘Coward’

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 compared himself to Jesus after LeBron James unfollowed him

Kendrick Perkins compared himself to Jesus after LeBron James unfollowed him

Kendrick Perkins’ words are always drawing attention — even if not spoken on-air. On Saturday, X account NBA Alerts, which monitors NBA players’ latest follows and unfollows on the platform, shared that LeBron James no longer follows Perkins on the platform. “Everybody didn’t follow Jesus, I’ll be ok,” Perkins wrote in response. Kendrick Perkins defended … Read more

Kendrick Perkins has Shaq, Charles Barkley beef over ‘roach’ diss

Kendrick Perkins has Shaq, Charles Barkley beef over ‘roach’ diss

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

Rudy Gobert’s postseason ‘tarnished’ Defensive Player of the Year award: Kendrick Perkins

Rudy Gobert’s postseason ‘tarnished’ Defensive Player of the Year award: Kendrick Perkins

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 slams TNT broadcast for being ‘all about Reggie Miller’ during Game 2

Kendrick Perkins slams TNT broadcast for being ‘all about Reggie Miller’ during Game 2

Sports media’s No. 1 Knicks fan had it with the TNT broadcast Wednesday night. ESPN’s Kendrick Perkins, who backs the Knicks like he played for them, did not appreciate the focus on analyst Reggie Miller’s Knicks history versus talk of Jalen Brunson’s status during Game 2. “Are we going to make this entire game about … Read more

Kendrick Perkins slams Shaq, Charles Barkley over Knicks shade: ‘They don’t watch basketball’

Kendrick Perkins slams Shaq, Charles Barkley over Knicks shade: ‘They don’t watch basketball’

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

Kendrick Perkins tossed from AAU game and his ESPN colleagues loved it: ‘Blew off the gasket’

Kendrick Perkins tossed from AAU game and his ESPN colleagues loved it: ‘Blew off the gasket’

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

Kendrick Perkins duped by viral Jonathan Kuminga Twitter joke: ‘Hate this damn app’

Kendrick Perkins duped by viral Jonathan Kuminga Twitter joke: ‘Hate this damn app’

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

Kendrick Perkins suggests Nikola Jokic is winning MVPs because he’s white

Kendrick Perkins suggests Nikola Jokic is winning MVPs because he’s white

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