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The Boston Celtics are on the brink of history. Facing a 3-0 hole, they’ve won three straight to force a decisive Game 7 on Monday night against the Miami Heat, with a spot in the NBA Finals on the line. But despite Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown propelling the C’s to an improbable comeback, Kendrick […]

The Miami Heat squandered another opportunity to close out the Boston Celtics on Thursday night. After establishing a commanding 3-0 lead, the Heat are now in danger of making the wrong kind of history by allowing Jayson Tatum and Co. to come back from a virtually insurmountable lead. ESPN analyst Kendrick Perkins is more than […]

Due to the fact that the Miami Heat have lost back-to-back games to the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals, it’s easy to overlook the great things Jimmy Butler has done to lead his team to where they are right now. This does not come as a complete shock considering how in the NBA, […]

All it took was one line for Malika Andrews to completely obliterate Richard Jefferson and have Kendrick Perkins lose it on live TV. The three hosts of NBA Today on ESPN were reflecting on LeBron James’s postgame comments that hint at a potential retirement after the Los Angeles Lakers got eliminated by the Denver Nuggets […]

The Western Conference Finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Denver Nuggets was billed as a colossal matchup between two of the top big men in the history of the game. There’s no denying that we saw flashes of this epic battle throughout the series, but for the most part, it was Nikola Jokic […]

The Boston Celtics currently find themselves down 3-0 to the Miami Heat and on the brink of being eliminated from the 2023 NBA Playoffs. If they get swept on Tuesday night, no one associated with this Celtics team will hear the end of it, and many will be calling for Boston to blow it up. Kendrick […]

The Boston Celtics are now just one loss away from seeing their season come to an end. This is after the Miami Heat embarrassed them in Game 3 via a 128-102 blowout in a contest that Boston had to win in order to keep their hopes alive. Instead, they are now staring at an insurmountable […]

LeBron James has gone 0-10 from the 3-point line so far for the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference Finals against the Denver Nuggets; Kendrick Perkins mirrored the sentiments of Stephen A Smith in that this is a sign that LeBron needs to stop shooting from beyond the arc. "If I'm Darvin Ham, I'm […]

Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals took place Wednesday evening, with the Miami Heat stealing a win while on the road against the Boston Celtics. This marks Miami’s sixth-straight Game 1 postseason victory. Despite the fact that Boston is the higher seed in this series, there are many who view this year’s conference finals […]

Apparently, Philadelphia 76ers president of basketball operations Daryl Morey did not even consult Joel Embiid about the firing of now ex-head coach Doc Rivers. This is according to the intel that was gathered by one-time NBA championed turned ESPN analyst Kendrick Perkins, who further adds that Rivers’ axing had a lot to do with James […]

The Philadelphia 76ers fired Doc Rivers after a lackluster Game 7 loss to the Boston Celtics and another failed pursuit of an NBA Finals ring. After the firing, Kendrick Perkins blasted the Sixers for using Rivers as a scapegoat, when James Harden is the real problem. "No matter who they bring in and they bring […]

The hopes of the Philadelphia 76ers to capture the NBA title in the 2022-23 season went up in flames on Sunday when they got booted out of the playoffs by Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics. The 112-88 loss to the Celtics in Game 7 of that second-round series was enough to be viewed by […]

The Philadelphia 76ers suffered through a long and painful afternoon as they dropped Game 7 of their second-round playoff series to the Boston Celtics by a 112-88 score. As the blowout was concluding, former Sixer Ben Simmons tweeted out a televised picture of the game with the huge Philadelphia deficit on the scoreboard prominently displayed. […]

When Kendrick Perkins predicted after the trade deadline that the Los Angeles Lakers were going to make it to the Western Conference Finals, everyone treated him like a madman. His co-hosts on NBA Today couldn’t believe what he just said, with Richard Jefferson and Malika Andrews showing how ridiculous his take was. Two months later, […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are currently preparing for Game 6 of the Western Conference semifinals versus the Golden State Warriors. Los Angeles holds a 3-2 lead in the series and NBA analyst Kendrick Perkins believes LeBron James and the Lakers can finish the job at home on Friday night. However, he isn’t “banking” on Anthony […]

The folks over on ESPN decided to roll out a new segment starring the always-entertaining Kendrick Perkins. They’re calling it iSpy with Big Perk as the segment features Perkins shedding light on some observations he might have deduced while analyzing NBA games. As it turns out, Perkins decided to have Phoenix Suns star Deandre Ayton […]

While it might not be impossible, there’s also no denying that it’s now highly improbable that Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors will still be able to come back from 3-1 down in their NBA Playoffs second-round series against the Los Angeles Lakers. This was after LeBron James and Co. escaped with a massive […]

Devin Booker is in the midst of a red hot scoring display for the Phoenix Suns. In back-to-back wins to even the series against the Denver Nuggets, Booker shot 34/43 from the field for 83 points total in the two contests. His unreal output has ESPN analyst Kendrick Perkins comparing him to the late, great […]

Jayson Tatum has not had the best start to the second round of the 2023 NBA Playoffs, especially in Game 2. He played 18 minutes vs. the Philadelphia 76ers, basically being a non-factor in the Celtics blow out victory. Ahead of Game 3 vs. the Sixers, Kendrick Perkins issued Tatum a challenge for Friday’s game […]

The Golden State Warriors have a pivotal Game 2 against the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night. They are in danger of going down 0-2 before having to head to Los Angeles, which would put them in an extremely precarious situation. However, Kendrick Perkins believes Stephen Curry is going to come out with a vengeance […]

It now appears that Dillon Brooks is officially on his way to NBA free agency this summer. This is after reports emerged of the Memphis Grizzlies‘ intention to dump the controversial forward once his contract comes to an end this season. Given that he’s embraced the role of a villain in the NBA, it comes […]

As the Los Angeles Lakers prepare for Game 1 of their highly anticipated matchup in the 2023 NBA Playoffs vs. the Golden State Warriors, NBA media pundits are having a field day with all of the enticing storylines. In terms of the product on the court, Kendrick Perkins believes LeBron James is going to prioritize […]

The Phoenix Suns find themselves in a hole after Game 2 of the NBA Playoffs against the Denver Nuggets. The Suns lost the game 97-87 and now trail the Nuggets 2-0 in this second-round series. Many NBA fans and pundits have taken to social media to share their thoughts on what went wrong for Phoenix […]

The Memphis Grizzlies season came to a disappointing end on Friday. The Lakers beat the Grizzlies in Game 6 by a final score of 125-85 behind 31 points in 30 minutes from guard D’Angelo Russell. Los Angeles became just the second play-in team in NBA history to go on to win a playoff series, joining […]

Houston Rockets forward Jabari Smith Jr. salvaged his rookie year with strong play towards the end of the 2022-23 regular season. Still, it’s still a curious choice for him to take to Twitter and second controversial ESPN analyst Kendrick Perkins’ opinion that the Milwaukee Bucks season was “a complete failure.” “Are we serious right now,” […]

The New York Knicks may not have surprised themselves with their first-round win over the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA playoffs, but some in the basketball world saw it as upset. One analyst who didn’t was former NBA champion Kendrick Perkins. After the Knicks secured the series win, a video resurfaced of Perkins predicting New […]

Trae Young made all sorts of headlines on Tuesday night after leading the Hawks to a 119-117 victory over the mighty Boston Celtics. The Hawks staved off elimination in Game 5 to cut down the series deficit to 3-2, and it was thanks in large part to another majestic performance from Young. Kendrick Perkins has […]

Heading into Game 3 of the Memphis Grizzlies first-round playoff series against the Los Angeles Lakers, all eyes were on Dillon Brooks and LeBron James. Brooks called out James after the Grizzlies Game 2 win, and everyone was expecting James to put together a big outing to show up Brooks. Instead, Brooks got ejected early […]

The Los Angeles Clippers suffered a Game 3 loss to the Phoenix Suns without Kawhi Leonard in the lineup. Another NBA Playoffs loss without Leonard and Paul George on the court has Kendrick Perkins raising some questions; he thinks that Steve Ballmer should think twice about the future of the Clippers being led by Leonard […]

Memphis Grizzlies forward Dillon Brooks made a serious mistake calling out Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James after Game 2 on Wednesday, according to NBA analyst Kendrick Perkins. For context, Brooks claimed The King is “too old” and he won’t respect anybody until they drop 40. Yes, he said this about the all-time leading scorer […]

JJ Redick ridiculously claimed that the referees have been favoring the Golden State Warriors over the Sacramento Kings in the first round of the 2023 NBA Playoffs. His ESPN coworker Kendrick Perkins vehemently disagreed with him. This Biggest bunch of BS I’ve heard all week. Real Talk. https://t.co/zQgC5jfZV9 — Kendrick Perkins (@KendrickPerkins) April 19, 2023 […]

The Sacramento Kings pulled off another huge win on Monday night against a Golden State Warriors side that had not previously lost back-to-back games in the NBA Playoffs for quite some time now. Well, the Kings changed all that on Monday as they escaped with another hard-fought victory at home, 114-106, to give themselves a […]

Kendrick Perkins firmly believes Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets will have big problems if they face the same Minnesota Timberwolves team that destroyed the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Play-In on Friday. The Timberwolves dominated the battle for the eighth seed, with Karl-Anthony Towns and Rudy Gobert both notching a double-double to propel the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers beat the Minnesota Timberwolves Tuesday night in the NBA’s Play-In game, but it didn’t come easy. The Lakers erased a 15-point deficit and won in overtime, 108-102. It appeared as though LeBron James and Dennis Schroder were going to be heroes. With the game tied at 95, James drove and found […]

Former NBA big man Kendrick Perkins firmly believes that the Rudy Gobert punch fiasco in the final game of the 2022-23 regular season highlights a major problem for the Minnesota Timberwolves: leadership … or the lack thereof. For those who missed it, Gobert got into a heated exchange with his Timberwolves teammate Kyle Anderson, which […]

NBA analyst Kendrick Perkins was asked for a “hot take” from Malika Andrews on ESPN Monday ahead of the NBA playoffs. The former NBA big man delivered with a prediction that will please Los Angeles Clippers fans and upset the Phoenix Suns faithful, per NBA on ESPN. “I got the Clippers beating the Suns,” Perkins […]

Is Kevin Durant a top 10 player of all time? Former player and current analyst Kendrick Perkins believes KD can become a top 10 player if Durant is able to lead the Phoenix Suns to a championship while winning the NBA Finals MVP. “If Kevin Durant could deliver a title [to the Suns], along with […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are gearing up to finish anywhere between the 5th seed and the 9th seed in the West before the NBA Play-In Tournament, and subsequently the NBA Playoffs. Kendrick Perkins believes that regardless of where they finish, Anthony Davis will lead the Lakers to the 2023 NBA Finals. "[Lakers] are going to […]

The Dallas Mavericks are well on their way to missing the NBA play-in tournament and subsequently the 2023 NBA Playoffs. Despite the star duo of Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving, the Mavericks just can’t seem to figure out how to consistently win games. NBA analyst Kendrick Perkins believes that if Doncic doesn’t do some serious […]