By now, everyone knows former NBA big man and current ESPN analyst Kendrick Perkins isn't the biggest fan of Brooklyn Nets star point guard Kyrie Irving.
Perkins has ripped Irving a bunch of times on TV for how he handled his situation with the Boston Celtics last season. Kyrie told Celtics fans he was going to re-sign with Boston, but his mind changed during the season and Uncle Drew wound up agreeing to a four-year deal with the Nets in free agency.
Irving was named NBPA Vice President on Monday, and Perkins is pretty happy he's not playing in the league right now:
Kendrick Perkins was asked about Kyrie Irving becoming VP of NBPA on The Jump.
“Who? I’m so glad I’m out the league… That’s the blind leading the blind.”
— Anthony Puccio (@APOOCH) February 17, 2020
Perkins has called Irving a quitter, bad leader and soft in the past. It doesn't appear he's ever going to be a fan of Kyrie moving forward.
The 2018-19 Celtics lost to the Milwaukee Bucks in the second round of the 2019 playoffs in five games. Perkins was critical of Irving’s play and lack of leadership in the postseason. Now on the Nets, Irving is trying to lead his hometown team on a deep playoff run this season without the services of two-time Finals MVP Kevin Durant, who is going to miss the whole year recovering from his Achilles tear.
You can bet that as soon as the Nets falter in the playoffs, Perkins will be the first one to comment on Irving's failures. It's pretty clear that Perkins just doesn't like Irving and probably never will.
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