{"id":127315,"date":"2025-03-07T06:30:44","date_gmt":"2025-03-07T11:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=127315"},"modified":"2025-03-07T05:57:13","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T10:57:13","slug":"charles-barkley-goes-off-on-kendrick-perkins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/03\/07\/charles-barkley-goes-off-on-kendrick-perkins\/","title":{"rendered":"Charles Barkley Goes Off on ESPN, Kendrick Perkins in Rant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">NBA legend and member of the 75th Anniversary team <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/b\/barklch01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Charles Barkley<\/a> is never shy about telling people how he really feels. Barkley is one of the more honest and vocal analysts regarding basketball or other topics. That was the case on the NBA on TNT telecast on Thursday night prior to the Philadelphia 76ers vs. Boston Celtics matchup.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Charles Barkley Goes Off on ESPN, Kendrick Perkins in Latest Rant<\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Prior to the game, Barkley took a massive shot at ESPN and its analyst, <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/p\/perkike01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kendrick Perkins<\/a>, regarding their coverage of the game. The 62-year-old mentioned how the only teams they cover are the Los Angeles Lakers and the Golden State Warriors. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/02\/28\/lakers-couldve-traded-for-charles-barkley\/\" target=\"_self\">Barkley<\/a> also added that it&#8217;s surprising since there are teams like the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Oklahoma City Thunder that are having historic seasons. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#8220;I want all the smoke&#8230; the Lakers are doing great&#8230; Y&#8217;all are idiots because y&#8217;all talk about the Lakers and the Warriors all the time&#8230; Oklahoma City [Thunder] and the Cavs been ballin\u2019 for six months.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;I want all the smoke&#8230; the Lakers are doing great&#8230; Y&#39;all are idiots because y&#39;all talk about the Lakers and the Warriors all the time&#8230; Oklahoma City [Thunder] and the Cavs been ballin for six months.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Charles Barkley took SHOTS at ESPN \ud83d\ude33<a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/T24BBE1m9t\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/T24BBE1m9t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ClutchPoints\/status\/1897808043498262545?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 7, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Kendrick Perkins Fires Back at Charles Barkley <\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Minutes after Barkley <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">went on his<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> rant, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/02\/03\/lakers-austin-reaves-kessler-walker-trade\/\" target=\"_self\">Perkins<\/a> wasted no time to clap back at the 1992-93 NBA MVP. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Perkins <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">said, &#8220;when he see<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> an idiot or fool in person <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">make sure he keep<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> that same energy.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hey <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBAonTNT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@NBAonTNT<\/a> might wanna tell that senior citizen Charles Barkley that I\u2019ll be around. When he see an idiot or fool in person make sure he keep that same energy. He can come playing with me if he want to and imma Address his ass like the numbers on a house. Straight from the 409\u2026<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kendrick Perkins (@KendrickPerkins) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KendrickPerkins\/status\/1897812049284984994?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 7, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> isn&#8217;t the first time the two have exchanged words <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">with each other<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Barkley and <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/o\/onealsh01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shaquille O&#8217;Neal<\/a> have occasionally taken shots at Perkins. Perkins has done the same, publicly saying that<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0O&#8217;Neal and Barkley &#8216;do not watch basketball.&#8217;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#8220;<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Obviously<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> they don&#8217;t watch basketball,&#8221;\u00a0Perkins said <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">at the time<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0on\u00a0<\/span><em><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/rma_PX2p9Fg\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Michael Kay Show<\/span><\/a><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. &#8220;I&#8217;m serious<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, they<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> can&#8217;t watch basketball <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">on a consistent basis<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The only time they <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">actually<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> probably watch the Knicks <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">are<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> when they&#8217;re covering the Knicks on their game nights.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In an appearance on the <\/span><em><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PZZUdyDwbe0\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Club Shay Shay<\/span><\/a><\/em><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PZZUdyDwbe0\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0podcast<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> with Shannon Sharpe, Barkley discussed his beef with Perkins.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#8220;<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Yeah<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> it doesn&#8217;t bother me because we take shots at players,&#8221; Barkley said. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#8220;The only problem I had with what Kendrick says&#8230;<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">there&#8217;s<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> nobody in the world <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">who<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> watches more basketball than me.<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> And I had just come out of March Madness, which pissed me off even more because I was watching two or three college basketball games a day. March Madness <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">really<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> sucks because I&#8217;m watching games all day long. But to say other guys don&#8217;t watch the games&#8230;&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#8220;Because he has a different opinion than yours,&#8221; Sharpe <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">chimed in<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#8220;Yeah,&#8221; Barkley replied. &#8220;So that&#8217;s the only thing that bothered me. There&#8217;s nobody in the world that watches more basketball than me. But I don&#8217;t get mad. The thing that&#8217;s <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">really<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> funny about it<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#8230;<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Shaq is so sensitive at times. I was gonna like let it go <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">and<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> he&#8217;s like, &#8216;Nah, nah, nah! My momma told me growing up we kill all roaches!'&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The two have an extensive history, and it&#8217;s likely that it won&#8217;t be resolved anytime soon. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Thunder and Cavaliers Dominating as They Continue Impressive Seasons<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Thunder and the Cavaliers are the No. 1 seed in their respective conferences. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">During the season, the Cavaliers are first in offensive rating, seventh in defensive rating and second in <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/stats\/teams\/advanced?CF=MIN*GE*15&amp;dir=A&amp;sort=NET_RATING\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">net rating<\/a>. The Thunder are fourth in offensive rating, first in defensive rating, and first in net rating. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Both teams are in the top seven in three of the most important categories a contender should be in. No one should be surprised if the two are in the NBA Finals, squaring off for the right to hoist the Larry O&#8217;Brien Trophy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Photo credit: \u00a9 Cary Edmondson-Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NBA legend and member of the 75th Anniversary team Charles Barkley is never shy about telling people how he really feels. Barkley is one of the more honest and vocal analysts regarding basketball or other topics. 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