Although former Boston Celtics big man Kendrick Perkins has entered the business of being an analyst, he’s made it clear that he still bleeds green. However, that hasn’t prevented him from being critical of what went on with the Celtics in the course of their matchup with the Milwaukee Bucks in the Eastern Conference Semifinals.
In the aftermath, Perkins has spoken specifically on Kyrie Irving and where he went wrong. When asked about it by Colin Cowherd on FS1’s “The Herd,” Perkins made clear what he felt transpired:
Well in this series I think Kyrie, the way he went about it was disrespectful to the city of Boston, was disrespectful to the organization and he didn’t represent what Celtics pride is all about. I spent my first eight and a half years of my career in Boston and those fans are unbelievable, the organization is unbelievable, the history of the franchise in itself is unbelievable. And the way Kyrie went about it, you know, just, ‘OK, yeah I struggled. OK on to the next game.’ Kinda like the ‘I don’t care’ attitude. Just basically, throughout the whole process, I thought he had gotten it but he was just a bad leader and he didn’t represent what Celtics pride was all about. And it was proven, in my opinion, he’s not a Batman. I mean, he’s a great player, Kyrie’s an elite player, but he’s not a Batman. He’s a Batman when the team with LeBron [James], but he’s not a Batman. He can’t carry his own team.
That being said, Perkins had faith in Irving and the Celtics entering the series with Milwaukee. Certainly enough to make a significant wager with FS1 personality Nick Wright.
Well, Perkins made good on the bet and it cost him a pretty penny.
