It was inevitable than these two men would clash. Kendrick Perkins and Skip Bayless use the same methods to defend and attack LeBron James and it was a matter of time before we see them going at it to defend their takes on the GOAT debate and more NBA-related topics.
After Perkins tweeted that LeBron James was the most athletic player in NBA history, Bayless went after him, talking about all the times that Perks has defended James and has made the case for him as the GOAT.
Almost feels like Kendrick Perkins has joined LeBron's inner circle as No. 1 PR man/public defender. If KD makes case for Best Player on Planet, Perk attacks him. If Kyrie challenges LeBron as the NBA's most outspoken racial-justice activist, Perk discredits him as "distraction."
— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) June 18, 2020
Kendrick Perkins: LeBron is better than Jordan! (Laughable.) LeBron is the NBA's greatest athlete ever! (Stop it.) What next, Perk, LeBron is Greatest Human Who Ever Graced the Planet? Where is all this coming from, big fella?
— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) June 18, 2020
The 2008 NBA champion didn’t hesitate to call out Bayless, even accusing him of being a stalker.
Skip did you forget to take your Ensure today old man?! I see you’re following Zero people but yet know every time I say something about Lebron….are you stalking me on the low? https://t.co/zm4BOKVsYu
— Kendrick Perkins (@KendrickPerkins) June 18, 2020
After that, Bayless mentioned the incident between Kevin Durant and Perkins, implying that KP changed his loyalty to KD to defend LeBron.
Kevin Durant called Kendrick Perkins a sellout bc for 4 years in OKC, Perk was KD's enforcer/bodyguard. KD thanked Perk in his 2014 MVP speech. Then Perk played briefly w LeBron and sold out to him. Now KD is the enemy and LeBron is Beyond Jordan. Mav/Rich/Randy/Perk.
— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) June 18, 2020
This only stirred the pot, with Perks revealing it was nothing like that since, in fact, he knew Bron since 8th grade.
Skip you’re wrong again..Bron and I have been friends since the 8th grade and btw we played on the same AAU team High School called the Oakland Soldiers!!! You haven’t learned since the last time you take a L on your show and had to buy me a Case of Diet Coke! https://t.co/Ztu9aw01F2 pic.twitter.com/MFT1SqJmYX
— Kendrick Perkins (@KendrickPerkins) June 18, 2020
Well, Bayless didn’t stop there and on Friday’s edition of FS1’s Undisputed, he sent a message to Perk, calling him old among other things.
“I realized last night, he’s only a month and a half older than LeBron James. He’s only 35 years old He has to be the oldest looking 35 years old on the planet. It feels like Kendrick Perkins played with Bob Cousy in Boston.”
https://twitter.com/TheNBACentral/status/1274049436298219524
He took things personal there, but it looks like Bayless had the last laugh in this whole matter. Perk demonstrated that KD’s words actually hurt him, as he was caught crying during an appearance in ESPN’s First Take.
This week started with huge controversy and it’s finishing the same way.
