A major name in basketball and sports media is headed to the HBCU ranks. Former NBA champion and current ESPN analyst Kendrick Perkins has agreed to become the men’s basketball General Manager at Jackson State University, adding another high-profile figure to the Tigers’ athletic department. Perkins, a 14-year NBA veteran who won an NBA championship with the Boston Celtics in 2008, said the opportunity is about more than basketball. “I’m thankful for this opportunity to impact young lives and pour back into my community.” In addition to serving as men’s…
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Kendrick Perkins Fires Back at Vincent Goodwill: “Winning a Championship Is Hard as Hell”
Image via yahoo sports NBA championship debates are nothing new, but former NBA champion and ESPN analyst Kendrick Perkins made it clear he believes some lines shouldn’t be crossed. Perkins strongly criticized Vincent Goodwill after his utterly daft comments in which he termed the recent run of NBA championships as a “participation trophy,” calling the take one of the most disrespectful things he’s heard in basketball discourse. Speaking on the Road Trippin’ podcast, Perkins passionately defended the significance of winning a title, arguing that anyone who has competed at a…
Read MoreKendrick Perkins calls out LeBron for chasing attention
With the Los Angeles Lakers unceremoniously bounced from the playoffs via a sweep at the Oklahoma City Thunder, the mainstream sporting discourse has, refreshingly, been a lot less LeBron-centric. With the conference finals in both East and West tipping off with exciting games and historic performances, such as Victor Wembanyama’s 41 and 24, the attention has, rightfully so been on these series and players in each matchup that are getting it done. The propaganda arm of Klutch sports could not idly stand by while multiple news cycles go by which LeBron…
Read MoreKendrick Perkins says LeBron James should have statue as a Laker
After their brief schism several months back after he had the temerity to offer righteous criticism of LeBron James, Kendrick Perkins has been back to towing the Klutch Sports line. In his sermon from the Gospel of LeBron, Perkins asserted that James is well deserving of a statue outside of the Center formerly known as Staples. Appearing on the Road Trippin podcast the subject came up and co-host Channing Frye said he did not believe that James should, offer his take, saying no. I’m not saying he shouldn’t deserve one,…
Read MoreKendrick Perkins Fires Back at Jaylen Brown Over Officiating Comments
Tensions are brewing in Boston—not on the court, but in the conversation surrounding it. Following recent remarks from Jaylen Brown suggesting there may have been an “agenda” in how games were officiated, former NBA champion and current analyst Kendrick Perkins didn’t hesitate to respond—and he came with a blunt reality check. Brown Questions the Whistle Brown raised eyebrows after implying that officiating may have played a role in impacting his performance, pointing to a series of offensive fouls and what he felt was inconsistent treatment from referees during high-stakes moments.…
Read MoreKendrick Perkins says if Lakers beat Rockets in playoffs, the GOAT debate is settled
For the past decade, the propaganda arm of Klutch Sports, aka, the LeMedia has been on a jihad to shoehorn LeBron James into the GOAT debate. This coordinated, pernicious misinformation campaign that sees facts and operating with scruples as minor inconveniences , as they regularly employ lies and assaulting the legacies of past players and eras on which they have constructed their castle of lies. Longtime LeMedia acolyte Kendrick Perkins once again towing the company line, said on a recent episode of First Take that should LeBron James and the…
Read MoreKendrick Perkins Calls Out Kobe Bryant Detractors in Fiery Rant
Lately, Kobe Bryant has been getting more disrespected than lemon and orange Starbursts in what can be described as no less than a coordinated smear campaign. While many prominent people in the mainstream media and even former athletes are the drum majors leading this band of basketball blasphemy, it has largely been the independent creators who have used their various platforms ( including this very one) to push back against this latest attempt at a perversion of basketball history. However, there have been some noteworthy individuals, such as Matt Barnes,…
Read MoreKendrick Perkins: “There Are New Sheriffs in Town” as Klutch Era Ends in L.A.
SInce he first joined the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2018 offseason , the Lakers, to their own detriment, have capitulated to the every whim of LeBron James and Klutch Sports. James and his camp was seen as the driving force behind the hiring and firing of coaches and roster moves. However an ESPN personality says that time is coming to an end. According to former NBA player and current ESPN talking head, Kendrick Perkins, there is a changing of the guard in Tinseltown. “It’s a new sheriff in town,…
Read More‘They Never Made the Finals Until I Got There’: Kendrick Perkins on 2012 OKC Thunder
In the latest of What the F Did He Say, we are featuring Kendrick Perkins. The ESPN talking head pulled up. The Road Trippin Podcast and one of the topics of discussion was his role on the 2012 Finals run of the Oklahoma City Thunder. He seems to have an inflated sense of his impact, saying : “The Oklahoma City Thunder never went to the NBA Finals until Kendrick Perkins arrived on that team.” Perkins said he locked up some guy “Dirk Nowinski” however another Mavericks player, Nowitzki, picked up…
Read MoreKendrick Perkins dragged after attempting to put on the cape for LeBron James
Platinum level LeBron James flag bearer Kendrick Perkins was taken to task on social media after he needlessly came to the defense of LeBron James. In a post on the former NBA player and current ESPN talking head said : Bron gets tired at 40 years old and people question his greatness… but Jokic gets tired and its he needs more help. We gotta stop moving goal post. Perkins used the age argument that so many in the LeMedia love to employ. From this duplicitous position, when Lebron James plays…
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