Kendrick Perkins has made a name for himself as one of the most outspoken NBA media personalities today. But even he has to admit sometimes the folks behind the scenes nudge him even further during his appearances on shows such a First Take.
Big Perk gave a little insight on that during a recent appearance on JJ Redick's Old Man and the Three podcast:
“So sometimes, I may play devil's advocate and say f–k it,” said Kendrick Perkins. “And I remember it was last year the Phoenix Suns jump out on the Milwaukee Bucks 2-0. And so I'm getting ready to go on First Take the next morning and they're like, ‘Hey Perk, would you go up and sit here and say that the Phoenix Suns are on the verge of being a dynasty?”
Kendrick Perkins's take certainly seems outrageous in hindsight. And whether or not you truly believed in the Phoenix Suns at that point, it's preemptive to say anything that extreme before they actually won the Larry O'Brien trophy. But that's just how the media machine, bannered by First Take with Stephen A. Smith, works in this day and age.
Instead, the Suns lost last season and fumbled even worse this season when they were seen as title favorites.
“So my big dumb–s, I'm like ‘f–k it, hell yeah I'll jump out on a limb.' … At that point it looked like Phoenix was the better team before Giannis flipped the script. So I jumped on First Take the next morning and was like, ‘When I look at Devin Booker, Mikal Bridges, Deandre Ayton … they have the core.' I just jumped off the porch. They end up f–king losing the series. People still bring that s–t up to this day,” Kendrick Perkins continued.
It's an inside look behind the scenes about how those loud sports debate shows operate. It's not really something all that surprising, but to hear Kendrick Perkins admit it so candidly is certainly interesting to say the least.
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